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type: "Bill"
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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.)"
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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.)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
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legislature: "Washington Legislature"
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session: "2025-2026"
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identifier: "SB 6228"
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citation: "Washington SB 6228 (2025-2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Frame"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 29
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2026-01-20"
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last_action: "2026-04-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/59bee4d6-8f68-4b95-a3e7-5b7f5baf9c57"
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source_url: "https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=6228&Year=2025&Initiative=false"
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source_hash: "4ac0e8e190637c4c703bd481ef650073a542658835441ab0b9c5180c7228da5f"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wa"]
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---
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# 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.)
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6228.htm)
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2. **Engrossed Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6228.E.htm)
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3. **Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/6228.PL.htm)
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## Votes
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- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#24) — **25–23** (pass) · upper
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- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#38) — **52–42** (pass) · lower
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- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#4) — **26–23** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Frame — primary (person)
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- Dhingra — cosponsor (person)
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- Dhingra — cosponsor (person)
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- Frame — cosponsor (person)
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- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
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- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-20** First reading, referred to Ways & Means. `reading-1`
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- **2026-01-26** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
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- **2026-02-19** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
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- **2026-02-19** WM - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-02-23** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
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- **2026-02-23** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
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- **2026-02-23** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
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- **2026-02-27** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-28** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
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- **2026-02-28** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
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- **2026-02-28** Third reading, passed; yeas, 25; nays, 23; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-03** First reading, referred to Finance. `reading-1`
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- **2026-03-04** Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM.
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- **2026-03-07** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 9:00 AM.
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- **2026-03-07** FIN - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-07** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
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- **2026-03-09** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-09** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-11** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
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- **2026-03-11** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-11** Third reading, passed; yeas, 52; nays, 42; absent, 0; excused, 4. `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-12** Senate concurred in House amendments.
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- **2026-03-12** Passed final passage; yeas, 26; nays, 23; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
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- **2026-03-12** President signed. `passage`
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- **2026-03-12** Speaker signed. `passage`
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- **2026-03-13** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-01** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-01** Chapter 265, 2026 Laws. `became-law`
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- **2026-04-01** Effective date 1/1/2027. `became-law`
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## Source
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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).
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