WA People
BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

HB 2235: Sport facility liquor sales

Concerning the sale of liquor at sports entertainment facilities.

Summary

  • Modifies the sports entertainment facility liquor license, including authorizing practice facilities of professional sports teams to qualify for the license, and providing for additional types of permitted alcoholic beverages to be sold at facilities.
  • Creates a select alternating license to enable a distillery, craft distillery, winery, or combination of these licensees to operate an off-site tasting room on the premises of a sports entertainment facility licensee.
  • Establishes requirements for how the concessionaire of the sports entertainment facility and the distillery, craft distillery, winery, or combination of these licensees will alternate operation of the off-site tasting room depending on the times when ticketed events are taking place.
  • Authorizes sales of spirits and certain wine for on-premises and off-premises consumption from the off-site tasting room of a distillery, subject to requirements.

From the House Bill Analysis 2020 (HB 2235), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 13, 2020
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Gael Tarleton (D-36)
Introduced
January 13, 2020 in the House
Last action
January 13, 2020
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to the sale of liquor at sports entertainment facilities;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Gael Tarleton (D-36)

1 co-sponsor (1 Democrat, 0 Republicans)

Sharon Wylie D-49

Votes

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

History

  1. First reading, referred to Commerce & Gaming.
  2. Prefiled for introduction.

HB 2235 in other sessions

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