---
type: "Bill"
title: "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.)"
description: "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.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "SB 6228"
citation: "Washington SB 6228 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Frame"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-01-20"
last_action: "2026-04-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/59bee4d6-8f68-4b95-a3e7-5b7f5baf9c57"
source_url: "https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=6228&Year=2025&Initiative=false"
source_hash: "4ac0e8e190637c4c703bd481ef650073a542658835441ab0b9c5180c7228da5f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wa"]
---

# Washington SB 6228 (2025-2026) — 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.)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6228.htm)
2. **Engrossed Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6228.E.htm)
3. **Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/6228.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#24) — **25–23** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#38) — **52–42** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#4) — **26–23** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Frame — primary (person)
- Dhingra — cosponsor (person)
- Dhingra — cosponsor (person)
- Frame — cosponsor (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-01-20** First reading, referred to Ways & Means. `reading-1`
- **2026-01-26** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2026-02-19** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2026-02-19** WM - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-23** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2026-02-23** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2026-02-23** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2026-02-27** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2026-02-28** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2026-02-28** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2026-02-28** Third reading, passed; yeas, 25; nays, 23; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2026-03-03** First reading, referred to Finance. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-04** Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM.
- **2026-03-07** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 9:00 AM.
- **2026-03-07** FIN - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-07** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2026-03-09** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-09** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2026-03-11** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **2026-03-11** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2026-03-11** Third reading, passed; yeas, 52; nays, 42; absent, 0; excused, 4. `reading-3`
- **2026-03-12** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2026-03-12** Passed final passage; yeas, 26; nays, 23; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2026-03-12** President signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-12** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-13** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-01** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-01** Chapter 265, 2026 Laws. `became-law`
- **2026-04-01** Effective date 1/1/2027. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/59bee4d6-8f68-4b95-a3e7-5b7f5baf9c57`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).