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HB1526 • 2026

Snack bar liquor licenses

Modifying the snack bar liquor license.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Representative Schmick, Representative Reed, Representative Waters
Last action
2026-03-24
Official status
C 192 L 26
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Snack bar liquor licenses

Snack bar liquor licenses

What This Bill Does

  • Snack bar liquor licenses

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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1526 AMS LC S5489.1

0 • Labor & Commerce

ADOPTED

Plain English: 1526 AMS LC S5489.1 HB 1526 - S COMM AMD By Committee on Labor & Commerce ADOPTED 03/03/2026 Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the 1 following: 2 "Sec.

  • 1526 AMS LC S5489.1 HB 1526 - S COMM AMD By Committee on Labor & Commerce ADOPTED 03/03/2026 Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the 1 following: 2 "Sec.
  • 1.
  • RCW 66.24.350 and 2025 c 343 s 25 are each amended to 3 read as follows: 4 There shall be a ((beer)) retailer's license to be designated as 5 a snack bar license to sell beer by the opened bottle or can at 6 retail, wine by the glass at retail, or both, for consumption upon 7 the premises only, such license to be issued to places where the sale 8 of beer or wine is not the principal business conducted; fee $187.50 9 per year." 10 HB 1526 - S COMM AMD By Committee on Labor & Commerce ADOPTED 03/03/2026 On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "license;" strike the 11 remainder of the title and insert "and amending RCW 66.24.350."12 EFFECT: Makes a nonsubstantive correction by replacing an outdated code section with current law.
  • END --- Code Rev/MW:jlb 1 S-5489.1/26

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-24 House

    Effective date 6/11/2026.

Official Summary Text

Snack bar liquor licenses

Current Bill Text

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AN ACT Relating to the snack bar liquor license; and amending RCW 1
66.24.350. 2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:3
Sec. 1. RCW 66.24.350 and 2021 c 6 s 8 are each amended to read 4
as follows: 5
(((1))) There shall be a ((beer)) retailer's license to be 6
designated as a snack bar license to sell beer by the opened bottle 7
or can at retail, wine by the glass at retail, or both, for 8
consumption upon the premises only, such license to be issued to 9
places where the sale of beer or wine is not the principal business 10
conducted; fee ((one hundred twenty-five dollars)) $125 per year.11
(((2)(a) The annual fee in subsection (1) of this section is 12
waived during the 12-month period beginning with the second calendar 13
month after February 28, 2021, for:14
(i) Licenses that expire during the 12-month waiver period under 15
this subsection (2)(a); and16
(ii) Licenses issued to persons previously licensed under this 17
section at any time during the 12-month period prior to the 12-month 18
waiver period under this subsection (2)(a).19
(b) The waiver in (a) of this subsection does not apply to any 20
licensee that:21
H-0678.1
HOUSE BILL 1526
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session
By Representatives Schmick, Reed, and Waters
Read first time 01/23/25. Referred to Committee on Consumer
Protection & Business.
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(i) Had their license suspended by the board for health and 1
safety violations of state COVID-19 guidelines; or2
(ii) Received an order of immediate restraint or citation from 3
the department of labor and industries for allowing an employee to 4
perform work where business activity was prohibited in violation of 5
an emergency proclamation of the governor under RCW 43.06.220.6
(c) Upon request of the department of revenue, the board and the 7
department of labor and industries must both provide a list of 8
persons that they have determined to be ineligible for a fee waiver 9
under (a) of this subsection for the reasons described in (b) of this 10
subsection. Unless otherwise agreed, any list must be received by the 11
department of revenue no later than 15 calendar days after the 12
request is made.))13
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