Concerning the sale and distribution of nitrous oxide.

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S-3485.4

SENATE BILL 6169

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2026 Regular Session

By Senators Hansen, Holy, Chapman, Pedersen, Shewmake, Stanford, and Trudeau

Read first time 01/15/26. Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

AN ACT Relating to the sale and distribution of nitrous oxide; adding a new section to chapter 69.50 RCW; and prescribing penalties.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 69.50 RCW to read as follows:

(1) Every person who sells, furnishes, administers, distributes, gives away, or offers to sell, furnish, administer, distribute, or give away a device, canister, tank, or receptacle either exclusively containing nitrous oxide or flavored nitrous oxide or exclusively containing a chemical compound mixed with nitrous oxide, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

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PASSAGE PROBABILITY

16.2% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base In Committee — base rate 41%, measured from WA's completed sessions
Momentum -3 38/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 270 days quiet

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