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HB1347 • 2026
Concerning cannabis testing laboratories.
This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
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Cannabis testing labs
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0 • Labor & Commerce
Plain English: 1347 AMS LC S5276.3 HB 1347 - S COMM AMD By Committee on Labor & Commerce NOT CONSIDERED 03/12/2026 Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the 1 following: 2 "Sec.
414 • Saldaña
Plain English: 1347 AMS SALD S3157.1 HB 1347 - S AMD 414 By Senator Saldaña NOT CONSIDERED 04/27/2025 On page 2, beginning on line 7, after " violated the " strike all 1 material through " board" on line 8 and insert " board's requirements 2 as described in this subsection.
899 • Saldaña
Plain English: 1347 AMS SALD S5980.1 HB 1347 - S AMD TO LC COMM AMD (S-5276.3/26) 899 By Senator Saldaña NOT CONSIDERED 03/12/2026 On page 2, beginning on line 22, after " (6)" strike all material 1 through " (7)))" and insert "The department of agriculture and the 2 interagency coordination team created in RCW 15.150.020 must act 3 cooperatively to ensure effective implementation and administration 4 of this section.
By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
Cannabis testing labs
AN ACT Relating to clarifying the liquor and cannabis board's 1 role in the regulation of private cannabis testing laboratories 2 accredited by the department of agriculture; and amending RCW 3 69.50.348. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:5 Sec. 1. RCW 69.50.348 and 2024 c 69 s 2 are each amended to read 6 as follows: 7 (1) On a schedule determined by the board, every licensed 8 cannabis producer and processor must submit representative samples of 9 cannabis, useable cannabis, or cannabis-infused products produced or 10 processed by the licensee to an independent, third-party testing 11 laboratory meeting the accreditation requirements established by the 12 state department of agriculture. The purpose of testing 13 representative samples is to certify compliance with quality 14 assurance and product standards adopted by the board under RCW 15 69.50.342 or the department of health under RCW 69.50.375. In 16 conducting tests of cannabis product samples, testing laboratories 17 must adhere to laboratory quality standards adopted by the state 18 department of agriculture under chapter 15.150 RCW. Any sample 19 remaining after testing shall be destroyed by the laboratory or 20 returned to the licensee submitting the sample. 21 H-0504.1 HOUSE BILL 1347 State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session By Representatives Reeves, Corry, Wylie, and Hill Read first time 01/16/25. Referred to Committee on Consumer Protection & Business. p. 1 HB 1347 (2) Independent, third-party testing laboratories performing 1 cannabis product testing under subsection (1) of this section must 2 obtain and maintain accreditation. The board must accept the 3 accreditation by the department of agriculture as the sole basis for 4 establishing the initial certification of the laboratory and any 5 subsequent renewals of certification as long as the laboratory has 6 not been found to have violated the requirements established by the 7 board.8 (3) Licensees must submit the results of inspection and testing 9 for quality assurance and product standards required under RCW 10 69.50.342 to the board on a form developed by the board.11 (4) If a representative sample inspected and tested under this 12 section does not meet the applicable quality assurance and product 13 standards established by the board then, except as otherwise provided 14 by the board in rule, the entire lot from which the sample was taken 15 must be destroyed. 16 (5) The department of agriculture may determine, assess, and 17 collect annual fees to support the direct and indirect costs of 18 implementing a state cannabis product testing laboratory 19 accreditation program and laboratory quality standards program, 20 except for the initial program development costs. The department of 21 agriculture may establish a payment schedule requiring periodic 22 installments of the annual fee. The department of agriculture must 23 review and update its fee schedule biennially. The costs of cannabis 24 product testing laboratory accreditation are those incurred by the 25 department of agriculture in administering and enforcing the 26 accreditation program. The costs may include, but are not limited to, 27 the costs incurred in undertaking the following accreditation 28 functions: 29 (a) Evaluating the protocols and procedures used by a laboratory;30 (b) Performing on-site audits; 31 (c) Evaluating participation and successful completion of 32 proficiency testing; 33 (d) Determining the capability of a laboratory to produce 34 accurate and reliable test results; and 35 (e) Such other accreditation activities as the department of 36 agriculture deems appropriate. 37 (6) The department of agriculture and the interagency 38 coordination team created in RCW 15.150.020 must act cooperatively to 39 p. 2 HB 1347 ensure reduction of redundancies between the agencies and the 1 effective implementation and administration of this section.2 (7) All fees collected under this section must be deposited in 3 the dedicated cannabis account created in RCW 69.50.530.4 --- END --- p. 3 HB 1347