---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning social equity within the cannabis industry."
description: "Concerning social equity within the cannabis industry."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1443"
citation: "Washington HB 1443 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMMERCE", "DEPARTMENT", "DRUGS", "LEGISLATURE", "MINORITIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Morgan"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-01T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-03T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e455988f-98ec-422a-bba5-cd227adf72a0"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1443&year=2021"
source_hash: "12fdf908df9beb2e49b5110e9d81b810369531c575314ac2ab42e0ed07af245c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wa"]
---

# Washington HB 1443 (2021-2022) — Concerning social equity within the cannabis industry.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1443.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1443-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1443-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#9) — **60–37** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#12) — **60–36** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#13) — **33–16** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Morgan — primary (person)
- Berry — cosponsor (person)
- Harris-Talley — cosponsor (person)
- J. Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Kloba — cosponsor (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)
- Ormsby — cosponsor (person)
- Ortiz-Self — cosponsor (person)
- Peterson — cosponsor (person)
- Ramel — cosponsor (person)
- Ryu — cosponsor (person)
- Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Wicks — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Commerce & Gaming. `reading-1`
- **2021-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Commerce & Gaming at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Commerce & Gaming at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** COG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** APP - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Commerce & Gaming. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (COG 21). `substitution`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 60; nays, 37; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 9:30 AM.
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 10:30 AM.
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** LCTA - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2021-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 33; nays, 16; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage; yeas, 60; nays, 36; absent, 0; excused, 2. `passage`
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 169, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 7/25/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-02-05T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Commerce & Gaming at 10:00 AM
- **2021-02-12T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Commerce & Gaming at 10:00 AM
- **2021-02-19T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
- **2021-02-22T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
- **2021-03-11T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 08:00 AM
- **2021-03-24T14:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 10:30 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e455988f-98ec-422a-bba5-cd227adf72a0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).