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WA SB5803

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/29/2025

Primary Sponsor

T'wina Nobles

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits the sale of all flavored tobacco and nicotine products and "entertainment vapor products" (devices with gaming or entertainment features) beginning July 1, 2027, with an exemption for flavored shisha sold in adult-only premises

  • Increases cigarette taxes by $2 per pack (adjusted for inflation every three years), with $5 million annually deposited into the youth tobacco and vapor products prevention account

  • Raises the vapor products tax from a per-milliliter rate to 95% of the taxable sales price, with the first $25 million annually split between the Andy Hill cancer research fund and foundational public health services

  • Increases tobacco products tax to 95% of taxable sales price for most products, and taxes little cigars at the same rate as cigarettes

  • Increases license fees significantly (from $175 to $1,000 for retailers, from $150-650 to $1,000 for distributors/wholesalers) and doubles penalties for violations involving sales to minors or flavored product sales

Legislative Description

Regulating tobacco and nicotine products.

Last Action

By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

1/12/2026

Committee Referrals

Ways & Means3/29/2025

Full Bill Text

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