BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

SB 5599: Marijuana/municipal corp.

Expanding business opportunities for marijuana businesses operated by a municipal corporation, commission, or authority.

Summary

  • Requires the Liquor and Cannabis Board to issue additional licenses to any local government applying to operate a retail marijuana outlet if there are no licensed marijuana retail outlets operating within five miles of the proposed location; and the local government did not have a ban or moratorium on marijuana retail businesses in the previous twelve months.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5599), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 24, 2019
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Bob Hasegawa (D-11)
Introduced
January 24, 2019 in the Senate
Last action
January 13, 2020

AN ACT Relating to marijuana businesses operated by a municipal corporation, commission, or authority;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Bob Hasegawa (D-11)

1 co-sponsor (1 Democrat, 0 Republicans)

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce.

SB 5599 in other sessions

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