Notice of Committee Passage of House Bill 1370

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HB 1370, titled AN ACT Relating to the creation of additional training requirements for licensed marijuana retailers and their employees, 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:

Beginning July 1, 2020, no marijuana retailer or their employees may perform work involving sale or service of marijuana products to the public unless the individual conducting a sale or service activity holds a valid budtender permit. A budtender permit is awarded upon successful completion of a training program provided by the Liquor and Cannabis Board.  The permit is valid for 2 years.

The Liquor and Cannabis Board must establish the fee for the budtender permit by rule; however, it is unknown at this time what the fee amount will be.

The following legislators voted do pass:

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

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

Representative Drew MacEwen
Republican
(360) 786-7902
Drew.MacEwen@leg.wa.gov

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

Representative Kristine Reeves
Democrat
(360) 786-7830
Kristine.Reeves@leg.wa.gov


The following legislators voted to refer the bill without recommendation:

Representative Kelly Chambers
Republican
(360) 786-7948
CHAMBERS_KE@leg.wa.gov


The following legislators voted do not pass:

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

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


Not voting:

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

Representative Derek Stanford
Democrat
(360) 786-7928
Derek.Stanford@leg.wa.gov

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

Representative Melanie Morgan
Democrat
(360) 786-7906
MORGAN_ME@leg.wa.gov



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