SB 6228 — 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.)
Congress · introduced 2026-01-20
AN ACT Relating to removing a tax exemption for the warehousing and reselling of prescription drugs and providing tax relief for critical access pharmacies;
Latest action: 2026-04-01 — Effective date 1/1/2027.
Sponsors
- Frame, Noel (D, WA-36) — sponsor · 2026-01-20
- Dhingra, Manka (D, WA-45) — cosponsor · 2026-01-20
- Hasegawa, Bob (D, WA-11) — cosponsor · 2026-01-20
Action timeline
- · senate — First reading, referred to Ways & Means.
- · senate — WM - Majority; do pass.
- · senate — Minority; do not pass.
- · senate — Minority; without recommendation.
- · senate — Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- · senate — Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- · senate — Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- · senate — Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- · senate — Third reading, passed; yeas, 25; nays, 23; absent, 0; excused, 1.
- · senate — First reading, referred to Finance.
- · senate — FIN - Executive action taken by committee.
- · senate — FIN - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- · senate — Minority; do not pass.
- · senate — Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- · senate — Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- · senate — Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- · senate — Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- · senate — Third reading, passed; yeas, 52; nays, 42; absent, 0; excused, 4.
- · senate — Senate concurred in House amendments.
- · senate — Passed final passage; yeas, 26; nays, 23; absent, 0; excused, 0.
- · senate — President signed.
- · senate — Speaker signed.
- · senate — Delivered to Governor.
- · senate — Governor signed.
- · senate — Chapter 265, 2026 Laws.
- · senate — Effective date 1/1/2027.
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Connected on the graph
Inbound (3)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-20 | Dhingra, Manka | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-20 | Frame, Noel | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-20 | Hasegawa, Bob | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frame, Noel (D, state_upper WA-36) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Dhingra, Manka (D, state_upper WA-45) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Hasegawa, Bob (D, state_upper WA-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2026-01-20 · cosponsored by Hasegawa, Bob (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-20 · cosponsored by Dhingra, Manka (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-20 · sponsored by Frame, Noel (sponsor) · sponsorship