republic-os/legislation/us/states/wa/2021-2022/hb-1210.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Replacing the term \"marijuana\" with the term \"cannabis\" throughout the Revised Code of Washington."
description: "Replacing the term \"marijuana\" with the term \"cannabis\" throughout the Revised Code of Washington."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1210"
citation: "Washington HB 1210 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DRUGS", "PUBLIC FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS", "REVISED CODE OF WASHINGTON"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Morgan"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 49
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-15T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-11T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3332f926-2047-4270-a53f-9dd875c9521f"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1210&year=2021"
source_hash: "b0240618a843e7f0783199d7cb44657d02d19bde639bb081db1365e70eacda63"
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 1210 (2021-2022) — Replacing the term "marijuana" with the term "cannabis" throughout the Revised Code of Washington.

## 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/1210.htm)
2. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1210-S2.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1210-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#1) — **77–21** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#2) — **83–13** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#24) — **41–8** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Morgan — primary (person)
- Frame — cosponsor (person)
- Gregerson — 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)
- Riccelli — cosponsor (person)
- Ryu — cosponsor (person)
- Santos — cosponsor (person)
- Simmons — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-15T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Commerce & Gaming. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-22T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Commerce & Gaming at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Commerce & Gaming at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** COG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (COG 21). `substitution`
- **2021-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 77; nays, 21; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+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. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Commerce & Gaming. `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Commerce & Gaming at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** COG - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2022-01-18T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd substitute bill substituted (COG 22). `substitution`
- **2022-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 83; nays, 13; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 9:30 AM.
- **2022-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** LCTA - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2022-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 41; nays, 8; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Chapter 16, 2022 Laws. `became-law`
- **2022-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Effective date 6/9/2022*. `became-law`
- **2021-01-22T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Commerce & Gaming at 10:00 AM
- **2021-01-29T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Commerce & Gaming at 10:00 AM
- **2021-03-18T12:00:00+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
- **2022-01-14T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Commerce & Gaming 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
- **2022-02-21T14:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 09:30 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3332f926-2047-4270-a53f-9dd875c9521f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).