---
type: "Bill"
title: "Regarding limits on the sale and possession of retail cannabis products."
description: "Regarding limits on the sale and possession of retail cannabis products."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 1249"
citation: "Washington HB 1249 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Corry"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-12"
last_action: "2024-03-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/83c90d7b-1cad-446e-9188-ea1d8a2a92d7"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1249&year=2023"
source_hash: "4cbbc699c80be5b207dfd82e72faf47c885a4014ed7a0c42a5ff6c5355976d2c"
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 1249 (2023-2024) — Regarding limits on the sale and possession of retail cannabis products.

## 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/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1249.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1249-S.htm)
3. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1249-S.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#8) — **47–1** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#8) — **88–9** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Corry — primary (person)
- Reeves — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-12** First reading, referred to Regulated Substances & Gaming. `reading-1`
- **2023-01-16** Public hearing in the House Committee on Regulated Substances & Gaming at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-02-06** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Regulated Substances & Gaming at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-02-06** RSG - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-08** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-08** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2024-01-08** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.
- **2024-01-08** Referred to Regulated Substances & Gaming. `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-09** Public hearing in the House Committee on Regulated Substances & Gaming at 4:00 PM.
- **2024-01-15** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Regulated Substances & Gaming at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-01-15** RSG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2024-01-18** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-07** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2024-02-10** 1st substitute bill substituted (RSG 24). `substitution`
- **2024-02-10** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-10** Third reading, passed; yeas, 88; nays, 9; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-13** First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce. `reading-1`
- **2024-02-15** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 8:00 AM.
- **2024-02-15** LC - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-19** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2024-02-20** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2024-02-22** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-22** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-24** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2024-02-28** President signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-01** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-07** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-07** Chapter 9, 2024 Laws. `became-law`
- **2024-03-07** Effective date 6/6/2024. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/83c90d7b-1cad-446e-9188-ea1d8a2a92d7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).