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BILL · 2019–20 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1500

HB 1500: Marijuana misdemeanors

Concerning misdemeanor marijuana offense convictions.

Summary

  • Requires prosecutors to file motions to vacate misdemeanor marijuana possession convictions occurring from January 1, 1998, through December 5, 2012, where defendants were age 21 or older at the time of the offenses, and requires courts to grant those motions.
  • Requires a court to vacate a misdemeanor marijuana possession conviction upon the independent application of a person who was age 21 or older at the time of the offense, regardless of the date of the offense.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1500), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 23, 2019
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Joe Fitzgibbon (D-34)
Introduced
January 23, 2019 in the House
Last action
January 13, 2020
Companion bill
SB 5605
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1500, SHB 1500

AN ACT Relating to misdemeanor marijuana offense convictions;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Joe Fitzgibbon (D-34)

11 co-sponsors (11 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Derek Stanford D-1Javier Valdez D-46Noel Frame D-36Sherry Appleton D-23Tana Senn D-41Gael Tarleton D-36Timm Ormsby D-3Shelley Kloba D-1Amy Walen D-48Lauren Davis D-32Nicole Macri D-43

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1500)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. Referred to Appropriations. (SHB 1500)
  4. Referred to Appropriations.
  5. PS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1500)
  6. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 1500)
  7. Minority; do not pass.
  8. PS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  9. First reading, referred to Public Safety.

HB 1500 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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