BILL · 2025–26 SESSION

HB 1698: Liquor permits & licensing

Updating liquor permit and licensing provisions.

Summary

Makes changes to definitions under the alcohol server permit statutes clarifying that all persons selling and serving alcohol for on-premise consumption at a license facility need to obtain an alcohol server permit.
Eliminates a special liquor permit and the public house liquor license.

From the House Bill Analysis 2025 (HB 1698), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted Enacted · Chapter 167, Laws of 2025

AN ACT Relating to updating liquor permit and licensing provisions;

Passed March 4, 2025

Version voted on: HB 1698

95 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 3 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	56	0	0	3
Republican	39	0	0	0

How each member voted

Passed April 16, 2025

Version voted on: HB 1698

48 Yea 0 Nay 1 Absent 0 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	29	0	1	0
Republican	19	0	0	0

How each member voted

Apr 25, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
Apr 25, 2025Chapter 167, 2025 Laws.
Apr 25, 2025Governor signed.
Apr 21, 2025Delivered to Governor.
Apr 19, 2025President signed.
Apr 18, 2025Speaker signed.
Apr 16, 2025Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 1; excused, 0.
Apr 16, 2025Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Apr 7, 2025Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Apr 2, 2025Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Apr 1, 2025LC - Majority; do pass.
Mar 6, 2025First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce.
Mar 4, 2025Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3.
Mar 4, 2025Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Feb 28, 2025Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
Feb 21, 2025Referred to Rules 2 Review.
Feb 18, 2025CPB - Executive action taken by committee.
Feb 18, 2025CPB - Majority; do pass.
Jan 29, 2025First reading, referred to Consumer Protection & Business.

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

HB 1698 (2023–24) Gray wolf management · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1698 (2021–22) Latex gloves/food handling · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1698 (2019–20) Presidential candidate taxes · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1698 (2017–18) Oil train accidents · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1698 (2015–16) Medical cannabis · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1698 (2013–14) School speed zone signs · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 1698 (2011–12) Recreational fishing · Enacted · Chapter 266, Laws of 2011
HB 1698 (2009–10) Broadband adoption · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate