---
type: "Bill"
title: "Reusing and donating unexpired prescription drugs."
description: "Reusing and donating unexpired prescription drugs."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 6526"
citation: "Washington SB 6526 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PHARMACIES AND PHARMACISTS", "HEALTH", "DEPARTMENT", "DRUGS", "CORRECTIONS", "DEPARTMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cleveland"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-01-21"
last_action: "2020-03-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/76eeaf7a-d194-4cd0-8c5a-67aa146ee530"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6526&year=2019"
source_hash: "086ae8fa02e19b2c09c5f10c5ec7e810632df68e055a39bfb5356a90c9e9f4ef"
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 6526 (2019-2020) — Reusing and donating unexpired prescription drugs.

## 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/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6526.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6526-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#20) — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#30) — **96–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cleveland — primary (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Keiser — cosponsor (person)
- Van De Wege — cosponsor (person)
- Wilson, C. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-21** First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-05** HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-05** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-02-06** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-02-11** Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
- **2020-02-13** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-02-14** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-05** HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-05** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-02-06** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-02-11** Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
- **2020-02-13** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-02-14** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-14** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-14** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-17** First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-25** HCW - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-02-27** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-03-02** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-03-03** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-03** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-04** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-05** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-10** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-03-31** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-31** Chapter 264, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-03-31** Effective date 6/11/2020. `became-law`
- **2020-01-31T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 08:00 AM
- **2020-02-05T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-21T13:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 08:30 AM
- **2020-02-25T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 01:30 PM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/76eeaf7a-d194-4cd0-8c5a-67aa146ee530`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).