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WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Labor & Commerce Jan 26th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Labor & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • Parental perception of cannabis and use of cannabis are strong predictors of whether youth will also
  • use cannabis.
  • products and cannabis commercialization and the cannabis industry.
  • oversupply in cannabis.
  • I own three cannabis stores called The Reef Cannabis. Our first store is in Bremerton.
Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills. SB 5882 would extend workers’ compensation PTSD presumptions to local correctional facility workers after 90 days of employment; staff explained the current L&I rule, the bill’s rebuttable presumption, and estimated five-year claim costs of about $6.7 million to $15.3 million. The prime sponsor and supporters from labor, sheriffs/police chiefs, and injured-worker advocates said correctional work is highly traumatic and the bill would shift the burden of proof to employers. Opponents, including cities, retailers, and self-insurers, raised concerns about cost, system sustainability, and whether a presumption should be created without more study. L&I said the fund is currently healthy and clarified that PTSD can already be covered as a single-event injury, while occupational disease claims cover repeated exposure. The committee also heard SB 6196 on kratom taxation and regulation. The bill would impose a 95% tax starting in 2027, create licensing and labeling requirements, and direct revenue to youth harmful substance prevention. Supporters said kratom is unregulated, increasingly available to youth, and should be age-gated and more tightly controlled; some asked for a 21+ purchase age and stronger enforcement. Opponents from the food and retail industries argued the tax is too high and could hurt legitimate retailers, while the American Kratom Association said the bill goes beyond taxation and should instead focus on consumer-protection measures and banning concentrated synthetic products. The sponsor said the bill was prompted by concerns about youth access and unregulated sales. SB 6204 would authorize adults to grow up to six cannabis plants in a housing unit, with no more than 15 plants per premises, while creating penalties for violations and excluding family daycare homes and foster family homes. Supporters said home grow should have been included in legalization, would help consumers understand the plant, and could support small growers and equity goals. Opponents, including law enforcement, cities, public health, and substance-misuse groups, warned about youth access, home safety, enforcement difficulties, and possible impacts on the regulated market and tax revenue. LCB clarified it would not enforce home-grow rules, while local law enforcement would handle violations. The committee briefly heard SB 6134, which would require ESD to notify striking workers applying for unemployment benefits that retroactive wages may create an overpayment they must repay. The sponsor said the bill is meant to ensure workers understand repayment obligations if a strike settlement includes back pay; a Washington Policy Center witness supported it as a safeguard for workers and the UI trust fund. Finally, SB 6195 would reduce cannabis producer canopy tiers based on reported gross sales, with exemptions for extenuating circumstances. Proponents from the cannabis industry said the bill responds to chronic oversupply and would help stabilize the market, while opponents and some other stakeholders urged more flexibility, better traceability data, and protections for social equity entrants. No votes were taken in the transcript provided.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Labor & Commerce Feb 3rd, 2026 at 10:30 am

Labor & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • We appreciate the work of this committee and respect the Liquor and Cannabis Board.
  • Then we added the cannabis to it, and it really is overwhelmed, it seems like.
  • Senate Bill 6303 relates to cannabis product packaging and vapor devices.
  • Senate Bill 6195 relates to cannabis oversupply.
  • Senate Bill 6204 relates to home cultivation of cannabis.
Summary: The Labor and Commerce Committee first suspended the five-day notice rule to take up Senate Bill 629, which would restructure the Liquor and Cannabis Board. Proponents from the hospitality and cannabis industries argued the current board is overloaded by combining liquor and cannabis regulation and said a larger or differently structured board would improve focus, accountability, and stakeholder engagement. A substance misuse prevention representative opposed the bill, warning that shifting the agency toward a board controlled largely by legislative appointments would be a major governance change and could disrupt existing interagency systems. The committee then moved the bill into executive session but did not take final action on SB 629 in the portion of the transcript provided. In executive session, the committee heard and acted on several other bills. It adopted substitutes and advanced SB 6282 on behavioral health training for construction apprentices, SB 5379 on interest arbitration for Parks and Recreation Commission employees, SB 6197 on plumber license suspension for repeat violations, SB 6158 on factory-built housing inspections, SB 6302 on limits for independent contractors on public works finishing work, SB 5882 on PTSD claims for local correctional facility workers, SB 6195 on cannabis oversupply and producer tier thresholds, SB 6196 on kratom taxation, SB 6204 on home cultivation of cannabis, and SB 6287 on kratom product restrictions. Several of these bills were sent to Ways and Means because of fiscal impacts, while SB 6204 was sent to Rules after adoption of an amendment allowing local governments to ban or restrict home cultivation in residential areas. Testimony and committee discussion reflected mixed views on the policy bills. Supporters of the cannabis and kratom measures emphasized public health, youth prevention, and the need to modernize regulation, while opponents raised concerns about cost, agency burden, overregulation, and the scope of taxation or restrictions. On SB 6302, some members supported the effort to address worker misclassification, while others objected to the cap on independent contractors. The committee also noted that SB 6303 on cannabis packaging and vapor devices would not move that day. Most bills were reported out with do pass recommendations and subject to signatures, with several going to Ways and Means for further consideration.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Ways & Means Feb 5th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Liquor and Cannabis Board administers the state cannabis tax, with all revenue from the tax deposited
  • to the dedicated cannabis account.
  • , which puts us at about 50% taxes on cannabis right now.
  • I am co-owner of a family cannabis grow in Bellingham.
  • I am Sean Deney Wagonseller, co-owner of a craft cannabis producer and member of the Washington Cannabis
Summary: The Ways and Means Committee held a public hearing on several bills, beginning with Substitute Senate Bill 6026, which would require cities and counties over 30,000 population to allow residential uses in commercial and mixed-use zones, with limits on requiring mixed-use or ground-floor retail and some height flexibility where such requirements are imposed. Committee staff described the bill as governor-request legislation with a fiscal note for Department of Commerce implementation and local zoning updates. Lieutenant Governor Denny Heck testified in strong support, calling it a major housing bill that would add needed capacity without burdening housing with retail requirements. The committee then suspended the hearing and moved to other bills on the agenda. Senate Bill 6294 drew extensive testimony. Staff said it would expand local fiscal tools in eight parts, including broader uses for certain REET revenues, a new option for cities to impose the affordable housing REET with voter approval, a county utility tax, a new local sales tax for children and family services, expanded uses for existing housing sales tax revenues, possible standalone county veterans and behavioral health levies, longer voter-authorized levy lid lifts, and expanded uses for rental car tax revenue. Supporters from cities, counties, housing, and public health groups said the bill would provide needed flexibility for housing, child care, public health clinics, and county budgets. Opponents, including wireless, water and sewer, auto dealer, realtor, and energy industry representatives, objected to the county utility tax, the new sales tax, or the REET provisions, citing regressivity, higher costs, and housing affordability concerns. The committee also heard Substitute Senate Bill 5400 on local news sustainability, which would create a Department of Commerce grant program funded by a surcharge on covered tech platforms, with revenue also supporting the Murrow Journalism Fellowship at Washington State University. News organizations, civic groups, and journalism advocates testified that local news is in decline and that the bill would help preserve reporting jobs and community accountability, while technology industry representatives warned of legal risks and argued the bill unfairly targets online platforms. Other bills heard included SB 6211, which would let voluntarily planning GMA jurisdictions impose REET-2 without voter approval; SB 5650, which would authorize local cannabis excise taxes, drawing support from local governments and opposition from cannabis businesses that said the industry is already overtaxed; SB 6033, which would waive penalties and interest for certain taxpayers who failed to collect new retail sales tax on services, supported by small business advocates; SB 6297, which would exempt temporary staffing services for nonprofit behavioral health entities from sales tax, supported by behavioral health providers; and SB 6343, which would extend and expand tax relief for property damaged by natural disasters, with support from local officials in flood-affected communities.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPN DEFER, CPN DEFER Public Hearings 02-19-2026

Commerce and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • Again, this is decision-making on Senate Bill 3275 relating to cannabis.
  • replace all references to the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs with the Office of Medical Cannabis
  • :02:43.519><c> Medical</c> Affairs with the Office of Medical Affairs with the Office of Medical Cannabis
  • </c><00:02:47.440><c> There</c> Cannabis Control and Regulation.
  • There Cannabis Control and Regulation.
Bills: SB3275
Summary: The Senate Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection met in decision-making on SB 2760, which had previously been heard jointly with the Agriculture and the Environment Committee. The committee recommended passage with amendments, including language authorizing suspension of certain regulations as needed to enable quarantine treatments and changing the effective date. No members objected, and the recommendation was adopted by unanimous aye votes from the chair, vice chair, and other senators present. The committee then reconvened on SB 3275 relating to cannabis. The chair explained the bill was being kept moving so the Legislature could continue discussing the impacts of recent federal actions on the hemp industry, especially cultivation and processing of CBD products in Hawaii. The proposed amendments would strike several sections and pages of the bill, remove references to the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, and substitute the Office of Medical Cannabis Control and Regulation, along with technical non-substantive changes. During discussion, several senators raised concerns about CBD purveyors and the effect on the 329 program, and noted constituent communications on both sides of the issue. One senator said they would vote with reservations, and others said they would vote no. Despite the concerns, the committee voted to pass SB 3275 with amendments, and the recommendation was adopted.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/25

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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  • My company, GI High, has applied for a cannabis wholesale and cannabis transporter license with the intent
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  • </c> the house file 100 um cannabis the house file 100 um cannabis legalization<00:57:19.680><c> bill
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • So this is SB 3275 relating to cannabis.
  • And is uh SP 3275 relating to cannabis.
  • ><c> use,</c><01:16:02.880><c> but</c> All cannabis is medicinal use, but All cannabis is medicinal use
  • The first is SB 2421 relating to cannabis.
  • </c> relating to cannabis. relating to cannabis. uh<01:23:10.880><c> after</c><01:23:11.520><c> reviewing
Bills: SB3275, SB3105
Summary: The Senate Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection reconsidered two condominium bills and adopted recommendations to pass both with amendments. For SB 2433, members approved amendments clarifying that condominium unit owners’ interests are to be recognized and protected in educational and related programs by the Real Estate Commission and DCCA, while making technical changes and changing the effective date. For SB 2838, the committee replaced the bill’s broader substantive language with a narrower requirement that associations provide electronic copies of specified documents, including master leases, reserve studies, audited financial statements, contracts, leases, and other agreements, along with technical changes and an amended effective date. Both measures were adopted unanimously by the members present, with Senator McKelvey excused. The committee then heard SB 2710 on animal issues, which would define and regulate dog breeders, set care standards, create county licensing authority, require records, and establish an animal abuser registry and related penalties. Testimony was mixed: the Public Defender and the American Kennel Club opposed the bill, arguing for stronger enforcement of existing laws rather than harsher penalties and warning that the bill would burden responsible breeders; the Hawaiian Humane Society supported the bill’s breeder regulation and registry provisions but urged removal of the hoarding section; and the committee noted 26 written testimonies in support, 14 in opposition, and four comments. In decision-making, the committee passed SB 2710 with amendments that blanked the license fee, deleted the animal abuser registry and shelter/pet store/breeder compliance checks, struck the hoarding provisions and proposed criminal penalty changes, and made technical changes with a deferred effective date. The committee also heard SB 2209 on rental discrimination, which would allow attorney’s fees to a prevailing party in source-of-income discrimination cases, and SB 2884, which would create a nonrefundable income tax credit for wind-resistant retrofits or hurricane shelters. The Hawaii Civil Rights Commission supported SB 2209, and the committee later passed it with a deferred effective date. SB 2884 drew support from DCCA’s Insurance Division, the Department of Taxation, HEMA, the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, and a public witness who urged hurricane preparedness; it was passed with the Department of Taxation’s proposed amendments and a deferred effective date. Finally, the committee heard SB 2922 on cooperative associations, which would create a general cooperative associations framework. DCCA offered comments, while the Hawaii Co-op Hui, Purple Maya Foundation, Enliven Cooperative, and Hawaii Farmers Union supported the measure and argued that current law is too limited for worker, producer, and multi-stakeholder co-ops. After discussion about using the existing chapter 421C structure rather than creating a new regulatory scheme, the committee passed SB 2922 with amendments adopting changes proposed in testimony from the Hawaii Farmers Union and deferred the effective date.
NV
Transcript Highlights:
  • Examples of this are alcohol, tobacco, cannabis products, things like that.
  • getting to the table to enact some of this reform, but I appreciate this session being really concentrated
Bills: AB52, AB76, AB163, AB388, AB483
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Judiciary Feb 14th, 2026

House Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • The use of these phones and watches and devices has seriously impacted students' ability to concentrate
Bills: HB294, SB40, SB43, SB35
Summary: The committee first briefly discussed House Bill 95, which would create an additional judgeship in the Second Judicial District. Members noted it was being aligned with the Senate version so the House and Senate bills would match. An amendment was adopted to also include the new First Judicial District judgeship that had been added earlier in the session, and the bill then received a do pass recommendation as amended. The committee then heard Senate Bill 23, which would require school districts and charter schools to adopt and implement policies banning wireless communication devices during the school day, with exceptions for educational purposes, emergencies, and health care needs. The sponsors and Public Education Department officials said the bill was intended to reduce classroom distractions, improve student focus and mental health, and support teachers, and the Office of Broadband explained that $1 million from an existing education technology fund would help schools implement storage solutions such as lockers or pouches. Supporters included representatives from New Mexico Kids Can, Albuquerque Public Schools, and the Higher Education Department; there was no opposition testimony. Committee members raised concerns about the bill’s definition of “school day,” the three-year phase-in, local control, and whether the funding and storage requirements were necessary. After debate, the committee adopted a motion to strike Section 4, which contained the phase-in schedule, and then voted to report the bill do pass as amended. Members also discussed whether the bill should be more direct and immediate, but sponsors said the phased approach and funding were intended to improve chances of passage and implementation. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 246, which would add licensure and inspection requirements for massage therapy establishments to address safety, sanitation, and concerns about illegal activity such as prostitution and human trafficking. The sponsor and Regulation and Licensing Department said the bill would close a regulatory gap and allow inspections of establishments, while the massage therapy industry supported the rulemaking being left to the board. Members questioned the breadth of the bill, including inspection timing, the impact on legitimate businesses, and language that could unintentionally bar people from licensure for past conduct. The committee worked through amendments to narrow those provisions, including adding “for compensation” and limiting certain denial language to conduct after the bill’s effective date, and the sponsor accepted those changes.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Judiciary Feb 14th, 2026 at 09:36 am

House Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Of this burgeoning industry that is the cannabis industry.
  • Do you want more kids to overdose or get poisoned on cannabis?
  • Where a child took cannabis to school and was giving that out.
  • I don't use cannabis, but I would think that you'd want it fresh.
  • I was not in favor of the idea of legalizing cannabis.
Bills: HB294, SB40, SB43, SB35
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Committee Mar 19th, 2025

Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry

Transcript Highlights:
  • and I represent Brad Hannah of applicants for an integrated facility license before the Medical Cannabis
  • Commission. ...Medical Cannabis Commission.
  • Basically, there are two ways that this chaos can be fixed: by the legislature or by the Medical Cannabis
Bills: SB207, SB72
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Committee Feb 26th, 2025

Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission has done its job.
  • The legislature already did its job by passing the medical cannabis law.
  • If the goal is truly to launch Alabama's medical cannabis program, we need real solutions that create
  • with LED teams of scientists all over the country and all over the world dealing with cannabis.
  • Our company has... ...cannabis.
Bills: SB185, SB194, SB72
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Children and Youth Health Committee Apr 9th, 2025

Children and Youth Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • It gives more power to Alabama's failed medical cannabis program.
  • The medical cannabis program has failed. It passed in 2021.
  • Uh, Alabama's medical cannabis program has yet to serve a single patient.
  • And unfortunately, you know, cannabis hemp-derived products, they can last up to 30 to 120 days in your
Bills: SB274
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/20/25

State Government Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • That statute passed before the Office of Cannabis Management was created.
  • I spent a lot of time trying to put this cannabis office, Office of Cannabis Management, in the whole
  • We're not relitigating the Cannabis Office itself or the bill.
  • </c><01:07:36.119><c> office</c> we're not relitigate the Cannabis office we're not relitigate the Cannabis
  • The Office of Cannabis Management had not yet been created.
Bills: HF1470, HF1310, HF1837
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/26

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><01:20:02.200><c> Research</c> packets from the Cannabis Research packets from the Cannabis Research
  • </c> to sell equipment and other non-cannabis to sell equipment and other non-cannabis products<01:21
  • </c> have that QR code available on cannabis have that QR code available on cannabis packages,<01:23:
  • </c> would allow a medical cannabis would allow a medical cannabis consultant<01:26:31.480><c> or</c>
  • </c><01:26:36.120><c> endorsement</c> with a medical cannabis endorsement with a medical cannabis endorsement
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Ways & Means Feb 9th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 5650 authorizes counties and cities to impose a cannabis excise tax at a rate of up to 2%
  • The Liquor and Cannabis Board must collect the tax on behalf of counties and cities and may retain up
  • There are four-year expenditure impacts of $442,000 for Liquor and Cannabis Board implementation costs
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 3/25/26

Elections Finance and Government Operations

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> ordinances in the cannabis statutes. ordinances in the cannabis statutes.
  • I think we all want to make sure that people 21 and up are the ones that are able to purchase cannabis
  • And right now all of that is being drowned out by concentrated money.
  • And right now all of that is being drowned out by concentrated money.
  • </c> drowned out by by concentrated money. drowned out by by concentrated money.