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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 5456: Cannabis industry

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 5456 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on January 23, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Removing cannabis industry barriers. Primary sponsor: Derek Stanford (D). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 12, 2026): By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official title

AN ACT Relating to removing barriers to the responsible growth of Washington's cannabis industry by removing restrictions on investing in Washington cannabis businesses, modifying which owners must qualify for and be named on a cannabis license, authorizing additional fees, and providing for the suspension of inactive cannabis producer licenses;

Nonpartisan staff bill reports (analyses) are available on the official bill page.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Derek StanfordPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate1
Drew MacEwenCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate35
T'wina NoblesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

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

Sources

  1. Washington State Legislature Web Services
  2. Official bill page