BILL · 2025–26 SESSION
SB 5399: Liquor licenses
Concerning liquor licenses.
Summary
- Requires the Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) to issue a decision on an application for certain liquor licenses, renewals, or endorsements within 45 days or the application is approved by default.
- Permits LCB an additional 30 days to issue a decision if it determines good cause exists for the extension and issues a temporary license.
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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 21, 2025
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Mark Schoesler (R-9)
- Introduced
- January 21, 2025 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 12, 2026
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to the timely issuance of certain liquor licenses, renewals, and endorsements;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Mark Schoesler (R-9)
6 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 2 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- Referred to Ways & Means.
- And refer to Ways & Means.
- Minority; without recommendation.
- Minority; do not pass.
- LC - Majority; do pass.
- First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce.
SB 5399 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5399 (2023–24) Future listing contracts
- SB 5399 (2021–22) Universal health care comm'n
- SB 5399 (2019–20) Child relocation
- SB 5399 (2017–18) Background checks
- SB 5399 (2015–16) Liquor control brd officers
- SB 5399 (2013–14) Growth mgmt act/penalties
- SB 5399 (2011–12) School workforce reductions
- SB 5399 (2009–10) Change orders/public works