House2025-26 sessionFiscal note

SHB 2152: Permitting the medical use of cannabis by qualifying patients in specified health care facilities.

Signed into law: Chapter 20, Laws of 2026

Sponsor
Kloba
Introduced
January 12, 2026
Status
C 20 L 26
Last action
Effective date 6/11/2026. (March 11, 2026)
As of
October 16, 2026, 5:15 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records

What this bill does

Requires hospitals, nursing homes, and hospice care centers (collectively "facilities") to allow the medical use of cannabis by qualifying patients with a terminal condition. Establishes standards for policies for the medical use of cannabis at facilities to address the method of use, inclusion in medical records, the presentation of authorizations, responsibility for acquisition and administration, secure storage, prohibitions on health care provider administration, prohibitions on sharing, and disposal requirements.

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Floor votes

  • House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 10, 2026
    89 yea · 6 nay · 3 not voting
  • Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 3, 2026
    46 yea · 2 nay · 1 not voting

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