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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 2792

HB 2792: Spirits retail licenses

Concerning spirits retail licenses.

Summary

  • Prohibits the Liquor and Cannabis Board from denying a spirits retail license to an applicant even if there is another spirits retail store in the trade area in which the applicant's store will be located, provided: (1) the proposed location of the applicant's store is in a rural county; and (2) at the time the license application is submitted there is no licensed spirits retailer within a 15-mile travel distance of the applicant's proposed retail location.
  • Specifies that the provisions of the act do not apply to former contract liquor stores or former state-owned liquor stores.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2792), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedJan 16, 2018
  2. Out of committeeFeb 2, 2018
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Mike Chapman (D-24)
Introduced
January 16, 2018 in the House
Last action
February 2, 2018
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 2792, SHB 2792

AN ACT Relating to spirits retailers;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Mike Chapman (D-24)

1 co-sponsor (1 Democrat, 0 Republicans)

Brian Blake D-19

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. Referred to Rules 2 Review. (SHB 2792)
  2. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  3. COG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 2792)
  4. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 2792)
  5. Minority; do not pass.
  6. COG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  7. First reading, referred to Commerce & Gaming (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2792 in other sessions

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