Washington legislation · 2025-26 Regular Session
Washington HB2681: Cannabis license fees
Status: Signed into law, April 1, 2026
Modifying cannabis producer, processor, and retailer license fees. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Concerning cannabis license fees.)
What the bill says
An act Relating to cannabis producer, processor, and retailer license fees; and amending RCW 69.50.325.
From the enrolled text:
AN ACT Relating to cannabis producer, processor, and retailer license fees; and amending RCW 69.50.325. Sec. 1. RCW 69.50.325 and 2025 c 250 s 1 are each amended to read as (b) immature plants or clones and seeds for sale to cooperatives as described under RCW 69.51A.250; and (c) immature plants or clones and seeds for sale to qualifying patients and designated providers as provided under RCW 69.51A.310. The production, possession, delivery, distribution, and sale of cannabis in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and the rules adopted to implement and enforce it, by a validly licensed cannabis producer, shall not be a criminal or civil offense under Washington state law. Every cannabis producer's license shall be issued in the name of the applicant, shall specify the location at which the cannabis producer intends to operate, which must be within the state of Washington, and the holder thereof shall not allow any other person to use the license. The application fee for a cannabis producer's license shall be ((two hundred fifty dollars))$250. The annual fee for issuance and renewal of a cannabis producer's license shall be ((one thousand three hundred eighty-one dollars))$1,781. A separate license shall be required for each location at which a cannabis producer intends to produce cannabis. (2) There shall be a cannabis processor's license to …
Sponsors
- Timm Ormsby (D) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Effective date 6/11/2026.
- : Chapter 262, 2026 Laws.
- : Governor signed.
- : Delivered to Governor.
- : President signed.
- : Speaker signed.
- : Third reading, passed; yeas, 29; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 0.
- : Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- : Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- : Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Votes
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (March 11, 2026): 29 yea, 20 nay, passed
- Senate Committee on Ways & Means: Do pass (March 10, 2026): 15 yea, 7 nay, passed
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (February 28, 2026): 52 yea, 42 nay, passed
- House Committee on Appropriations: Do pass (February 7, 2026): 18 yea, 9 nay, passed
Subjects: CANNABIS
Common questions
- What is HB2681?
- HB2681 is a bill in the Washington Legislature (2025-26 Regular Session): Cannabis license fees.
- What does HB2681 do?
- In its own words: An act Relating to cannabis producer, processor, and retailer license fees; and amending RCW 69.50.325.
- What is the status of HB2681?
- Signed into law as of April 1, 2026. Latest action: Effective date 6/11/2026. (April 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2681?
- Timm Ormsby (D).
- Where is the official record for HB2681?
- On the Washington Legislature website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2681&Year=2025
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