BILL · 1999–00 SESSION
SB 5362: Liquor consumption in public
Reducing consuming liquor in public to an infraction.
Summary
- Provides that no person shall open the package containing liquor or consume liquor in a public place. A violation of any provision of this section is a class 1 civil infraction with a maximum penalty of two hundred fifty dollars, not including statutory assessments, as provided in RCW 7.80.120.
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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 20, 1999
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Shirley Winsley (R-28)
- Introduced
- January 20, 1999 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 10, 2000
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Shirley Winsley (R-28)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.
SB 5362 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
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