SB 5330 Washington Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Protecting consumers from spiked drinks.

This bill requires taverns, nightclubs, hotels, and sports entertainment venues to offer drug testing devices for sale to customers in designated areas (excluding drink preparation zones). Businesses must ensure devices are within their expiration date, display clear signage about availability, and may charge only the wholesale cost (or offer them free). The law explicitly states venues are not liable for inaccurate test results, such as false positives or negatives. It applies to all licensees under Washington’s Liquor and Cannabis Board, effective January 1, 2026.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 12, 2026 Last action Jan 12, 2026

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What changed between versions

Bill → Substitute Bill · 7 edits

MODERATE

The bill was renumbered from S-0502.1 to S-1588.1 and updated to reflect its status as a substitute bill. The primary substantive change narrows the scope of the law to apply only to off-limits areas (excluding drink preparation zones) and removes specific drink spiking warnings and several license types from the list of covered businesses.

Scope change

The bill's applicability was narrowed to specific off-limits areas within establishments and reduced the number of license types required to comply with the new drug testing requirements.

TECHNICAL

Bill number changed from S-0502.1 to S-1588.1 and sponsorship text updated to reflect committee referral.

REQUIREMENT

Requirements for drug testing devices and signage now apply only to areas designated as off-limits to minors, excluding drink preparation or storage areas.

Removed the mandatory text of the notice that required staff to inform customers about drug test kits.

Changed the signage requirement from displaying specific warning text to simply indicating that test kits are available for sale.

ENFORCEMENT

Changed the violation clause from stating it is not a crime to stating it is not a violation of the title.

SCOPE

Removed requirements for theaters, hotels, motels, private clubs, public houses, and VIP airport lounge operators to comply with the bill.

DEFINITION

Updated the definition of drug testing devices to specify they must detect at least one controlled substance.

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Committee

Jan 12, 2026

Introduced

By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

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Feb 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

Minority; do not pass.

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Feb 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 8:00 AM.

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Feb 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 8:00 AM.

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Jan 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.

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1 primary · 20 co-sponsors