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type: "Bill"
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title: "Concerning arrest protections for the medical use of cannabis."
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description: "Concerning arrest protections for the medical use of cannabis."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
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legislature: "Washington Legislature"
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session: "2023-2024"
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identifier: "HB 1563"
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citation: "Washington HB 1563 (2023-2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Kloba"]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 25
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2023-01-24"
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last_action: "2023-05-04"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/96899287-3b48-4a5b-b26e-01b11d620942"
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source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1563&year=2023"
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source_hash: "ac1b37f5b69a65375e17b7ffce0c1eaccc628016cbfa1ea0bc1d1f7d6f7400c3"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wa"]
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---
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# Washington HB 1563 (2023-2024) — Concerning arrest protections for the medical use of cannabis.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1563.htm)
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2. **Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1563.PL.htm)
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## Votes
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- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#41) — **37–12** (pass) · upper
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- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#4) — **63–32** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Kloba — primary (person)
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- Cheney — cosponsor (person)
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- Fitzgibbon — cosponsor (person)
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- Gregerson — cosponsor (person)
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- Macri — cosponsor (person)
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- Ormsby — cosponsor (person)
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- Peterson — cosponsor (person)
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- Ramel — cosponsor (person)
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- Reed — cosponsor (person)
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- Reeves — cosponsor (person)
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- Rude — cosponsor (person)
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- Simmons — cosponsor (person)
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- Wylie — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-01-24** First reading, referred to Regulated Substances & Gaming. `reading-1`
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- **2023-01-31** Public hearing in the House Committee on Regulated Substances & Gaming at 4:00 PM.
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- **2023-02-02** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Regulated Substances & Gaming at 8:00 AM.
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- **2023-02-02** RSG - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-02-02** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
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- **2023-02-06** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-02** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-03** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
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- **2023-03-03** Third reading, passed; yeas, 63; nays, 32; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
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- **2023-03-07** First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce. `reading-1`
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- **2023-03-20** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.
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- **2023-03-21** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.
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- **2023-03-27** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.
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- **2023-03-27** LC - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-27** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
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- **2023-03-28** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
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- **2023-04-10** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
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- **2023-04-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
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- **2023-04-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 37; nays, 12; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
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- **2023-04-14** Speaker signed. `passage`
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- **2023-04-18** President signed. `passage`
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- **2023-04-19** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-05-04** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
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- **2023-05-04** Chapter 254, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
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- **2023-05-04** Effective date 7/23/2023. `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/96899287-3b48-4a5b-b26e-01b11d620942`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).
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