Concerning excise taxes on cigarettes, vapor products, and tobacco products.

 H-3510.1

SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2382

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2026 Regular Session

By House Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Parshley, Ryu, Reed, Doglio, Macri, Thai, and Pollet)

READ FIRST TIME 02/09/26.

AN ACT Relating to excise taxes on cigarettes, vapor products, and tobacco products; amending RCW 82.25.010 , 82.25.005 , 82.26.020 , 82.25.015 , and 43.348.080 ; adding new sections to chapter 82.24 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 70.155 RCW; and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 82.24 RCW to read as follows:

(1) In addition to the tax imposed upon the sale, use, consumption, handling, possession, or distribution of cigarettes set forth in RCW 82.24.020 and 82.24.026 , there is imposed a tax of $0.10 per cigarette.