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CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2532 Chapter 188, Laws of 2026 69TH LEGISLATURE 2026 REGULAR SESSION NITROUS OXIDE—SALE AND DISTRIBUTION EFFECTIVE DATE: June 11, 2026 Passed by the House March 11, 2026 Yeas 96 Nays 0 LAURIE JINKINS Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate February 28, 2026 Yeas 49 Nays 0 DENNY HECK President of the Senate CERTIFICATE I, Bernard Dean, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2532 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth. BERNARD DEAN Chief Clerk Chief Clerk Approved March 24, 2026 11:06 AM FILED March 25, 2026 BOB FERGUSON Governor of the State of Washington Secretary of State State of Washington ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2532 AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE Passed Legislature - 2026 Regular Session State of Washington 69th Legislature 2026 Regular Session By House Community Safety (originally sponsored by Representatives Timmons, Griffey, Davis, Parshley, Cortes, Leavitt, Ramel, Fosse, Nance, Obras, and Bergquist) READ FIRST TIME 02/04/26. AN ACT Relating to the sale and distribution of nitrous oxide; adding a new chapter to Title 69 RCW; and prescribing penalties. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON: NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. (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. (2) This section does not apply to any person who administers nitrous oxide for the purpose of providing medical, veterinary, or dental care, if administered by a medical, veterinary, or dental practitioner licensed by this state or at the direction or under the supervision of a practitioner licensed by the state. (3) This section does not apply to the sale of nitrous oxide contained in food products for use as a propellant. (4) This section does not apply to the sale and use of nitrous oxide by a manufacturer as part of a manufacturing process or industrial operation. (5) This section does not apply to the filling of cylinders of nitrous oxide for the subsequent sale, furnishment, or distribution of nitrous oxide by a person or entity engaged in lawfully distributing medical, veterinary, dental, food-grade, industrial, or automotive gases, when the nitrous oxide is sold, furnished, or distributed solely for a purpose exempt under this section, provided that the cylinders are not for personal use. (6) This section does not apply to the sale and use of nitrous oxide for automotive purposes. (7) As used in this section, "nitrous oxide" refers to any of the following substances: N20, dinitrogen monoxide, dinitrogen oxide, nitrogen oxide, or laughing gas. NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. Section 1 of this act constitutes a new chapter in Title 69 RCW. Passed by the House March 11, 2026. Passed by the Senate February 28, 2026. Approved by the Governor March 24, 2026. Filed in Office of Secretary of State March 25, 2026.
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