Committee Passage Notice for 2227 SHB

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SHB 2227, titled AN ACT Relating to the laboratory testing of marijuana products, has been passed by the House Committee on Commerce & Gaming. The Office of Financial Management has identified this bill as requiring a ten-year projection of increased cost to the taxpayers or affected fee payers.

Ten-year projection:

This bill would require the Department of Ecology to develop a fee schedule to fully cover the costs of implementing a marijuana product testing laboratory accreditation program.  However, Ecology assumes it would not be able to determine the cost of an accreditation program and the fees necessary to cover the costs of the accreditation program until after a recommendations report is submitted to the legislature and a rulemaking process is undertaken. Therefore, the total ten-year cost to fee payers is indeterminate at this time.

The following legislators voted do pass:

Representative Steve Kirby
Democrat
Tacoma
(360) 786-7996
Steve.Kirby@leg.wa.gov

Representative Cary Condotta
Republican
Wenatchee
(360) 786-7954
Cary.Condotta@leg.wa.gov

Representative Brian Blake
Democrat
Cosmopolis
(360) 786-7870
Brian.Blake@leg.wa.gov

Representative Cindy Ryu
Democrat
Seattle
(360) 786-7880
Cindy.Ryu@leg.wa.gov

Representative David Sawyer
Democrat
Tacoma
(360) 786-7906
David.Sawyer@leg.wa.gov

Representative Shelley Kloba
Democrat
Kirkland
(360) 786-7900
Shelley.Kloba@leg.wa.gov

Representative Bill Jenkin
Republican
Prosser
(360) 786-7836
Bill.Jenkin@leg.wa.gov


The following legislators voted to refer the bill without recommendation:

Representative Brandon Vick
Republican
Vancouver
(360) 786-7850
Brandon.Vick@leg.wa.gov


The following legislators voted do not pass:

Representative Jesse Young
Republican
Gig Harbor
(360) 786-7964
Jesse.Young@leg.wa.gov



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