---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning quality standards for laboratories conducting cannabis analysis."
description: "Concerning quality standards for laboratories conducting cannabis analysis."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1859"
citation: "Washington HB 1859 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AGRICULTURE", "DEPARTMENT", "DRUGS", "HEALTH", "DEPARTMENT", "LIQUOR AND CANNABIS BOARD"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kloba"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 46
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2022-01-07T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a7aa04b9-59ca-4d20-a484-254b22e4760e"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1859&year=2021"
source_hash: "e2e758f8424344e3ac2382714f841059f55c5fca1bc3d6c8a9220fb35ece0605"
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 1859 (2021-2022) — Concerning quality standards for laboratories conducting cannabis analysis.

## 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/1859.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#9) — **96–2** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#19) — **96–1** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#17) — **46–2** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage on Reconsideration (#21) — **97–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kloba — primary (person)
- Chambers — cosponsor (person)
- Wicks — cosponsor (person)
- Wylie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-07T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Commerce & Gaming. `reading-1`
- **2022-01-18T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Commerce & Gaming at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Commerce & Gaming at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** COG - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2022-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** APP - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Vote on third reading will be reconsidered.
- **2022-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing and executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** LCTA - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2022-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Held on calendar.
- **2022-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **2022-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage; yeas, 96; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 135, 2022 Laws. `became-law`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 6/9/2022*. `became-law`
- **2022-01-18T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Commerce & Gaming at 08:00 AM
- **2022-01-28T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Commerce & Gaming at 10:00 AM
- **2022-02-03T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
- **2022-02-04T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:00 AM
- **2022-02-17T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 08:00 AM
- **2022-02-17T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 08:00 AM
- **2022-02-24T21:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 04:00 PM
- **2022-02-28T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a7aa04b9-59ca-4d20-a484-254b22e4760e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).