2SSB 5263 — Concerning access to psilocybin services by individuals 21 years of age and older.

What this bill does

Establishes the Psilocybin Advisory Board (Board) within the Department of Health (DOH) to provide advice and recommendations to the DOH, the Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB), and the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA). Creates an Interagency Work Group of the DOH, the LCB, and the WSDA to provide advice and recommendations, in regular updates, to the Board on developing a comprehensive regulatory framework for a regulated psilocybin system, and other specified topics. Requires the Health Care Authority to establish a Psilocybin Task Force, which must provide a final report to the Governor and Legislature by December 1, 2023, on specified topics including clinical information on psilocybin use and regulatory structures for clinical psilocybin use. Grants the DOH certain duties, functions, and powers relating to information regarding the safety and efficacy of using psilocybin to treat mental health conditions; rule-making authority; and other specified powers relating to psilocybin.

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Floor votes

• House — Final Passage as Amended by the House · April 11, 2023
  87 yea · 10 nay · 1 not voting
• Senate — Final Passage as Amended by the House · April 14, 2023
  40 yea · 4 nay · 5 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 7, 2023
  41 yea · 7 nay · 1 not voting

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