BILL · 2013–14 SESSION

SB 5949: Liquor tx/alc, drug treatmnt

Creating a liquor tax for alcohol and drug treatment.

Summary

Imposes a tax on every person for the privilege of selling, at wholesale or retail, liquor in this state to raise funds for additional alcohol and drug treatment. Creates the alcohol and drug treatment account.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to creating a liquor tax for alcohol and drug treatment;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

SB 5949 (2025–26) Insurer taxes · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5949 (2023–24) Capital budget, supplemental · Enacted · Chapter 375, Laws of 2024
SB 5949 (2021–22) Dental auxiliaries · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5949 (2019–20) Washington investment trust · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5949 (2017–18) Private school tests & grad. · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5949 (2015–16) Alaskan Way viaduct project · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5949 (2011–12) Property tx exemp/intangible · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5949 (2009–10) Occupational health & edu · Did not pass · died in committee