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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 6228: Prescription drugs/taxes

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 6228 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on January 20, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Removing a tax exemption for the warehousing and reselling of prescription drugs. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Removing a tax exemption for the warehousing and reselling of prescription drugs and providing tax relief for critical access pharmacies.). Primary sponsor: Noel Frame (D), Noel Frame (D). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 1, 2026): Governor signed.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official title

AN ACT Relating to removing a tax exemption for the warehousing and reselling of prescription drugs and providing tax relief for critical access pharmacies;

Nonpartisan staff bill reports (analyses) are available on the official bill page.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Noel FramePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate36
Noel FramePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate36
Manka DhingraCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate45
Manka DhingraCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate45
Bob HasegawaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Bob HasegawaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Governor signed.
  2. Chapter 265, 2026 Laws.
  3. Effective date 1/1/2027.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. President signed.
  6. Passed final passage; yeas, 26; nays, 23; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  7. Senate concurred in House amendments.
  8. Speaker signed.
  9. Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  11. Third reading, passed; yeas, 52; nays, 42; absent, 0; excused, 4.
  12. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

Showing 12 most recent of 26 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Washington State Legislature Web Services
  2. Official bill page