Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Relating to: applying the indoor smoking ban to electronic delivery devices and marijuana.
Cigarette Drugs — Criminal acts and law enforcement Tobacco Town
- Introduced, stopped here
- Passes Senate, not reached
- Passes Assembly, not reached
- Governor signs, not reached
- Law, not reached
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What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill revises the definition of “smoking” for purposes of the general prohibition under current law against smoking in indoor locations. The bill defines “smoking” as inhaling, exhaling, burning, or carrying any lighted or heated cigar, cigarette, pipe, or any other lighted or heated product containing, made, or derived from nicotine, tobacco, cannabis, hemp, or another substance, whether natural or synthetic, that is intended for inhalation. Current law defines “smoking” as burning, holding, inhaling, or exhaling smoke from any of the following tobacco-containing items: a lighted cigar, cigarette, or pipe or any other lighted smoking equipment.
In addition, the bill specifies that “smoking” includes carrying or using an activated “electronic delivery device.” The bill defines “electronic delivery device” as any device that can be used to deliver an aerosolized or vaporized liquid or other substance for inhalation, regardless of whether the liquid or other substance contains nicotine, including an e-cigarette, e-cigar, e-pipe, vape pen, or e-hookah.
Sponsors
Full history
- Feb 27, 2026 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Carpenter, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Billings, Sheehan, Arney, Emerson, Joers, Sinicki and Subeck
- Feb 27, 2026 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
- Mar 19, 2026 · Senate
Representative Anderson added as a cosponsor
- Mar 19, 2026 · Senate
Representative Palmeri added as a cosponsor
- Mar 19, 2026 · Senate
Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
- Mar 20, 2026 · Senate
Representative Mayadev added as a cosponsor
- Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1