WA People
BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 2577: Spirits & wine pref. pricing

Authorizing preferential pricing for spirits and wine sold to on-premises licensees.

Summary

  • Authorizes preferential pricing for spirits and wine sold to on-premises retailers so long as a particular price or pricing structure for wine or spirits offered to one on-premises retailer is made reasonably available to all on-premises retailers and a particular price or pricing structure for wine or spirits offered to one off-premises retailer is made reasonably available to all off-premises retailers.
  • Repeals an obsolete statute requiring state liquor stores to sell spirituous liquor to certain on-premises retailers, like restaurants, at a discount of not less than 15 percent.

From the House Bill Analysis 2016 (HB 2577), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 15, 2016
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Sharon Wylie (D-49)
Introduced
January 15, 2016 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016
Companion bill
SB 6324

AN ACT Relating to authorizing preferential pricing for spirits and wine sold to on-premises licensees;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Sharon Wylie (D-49)

4 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Brian Blake D-19Senator D-22Brandon Vick R-18Joel Kretz R-7

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Commerce & Gaming (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2577 in other sessions

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