Catered events with alcohol

AN ACT Relating to catered events with alcohol; and amending RCW 1
66.24.690. 2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:3
Sec. 1. RCW 66.24.690 and 2021 c 6 s 19 are each amended to read 4
as follows: 5
(1) There shall be a caterer's license to sell spirits, beer, and 6
wine, by the individual serving, at retail, for consumption on the 7
premises at an event location that is either owned, leased, or 8
operated either by the caterer or the sponsor of the event for which 9
catering services are being provided. ((If the event is )) The event 10
may be open to the public, ((it must be sponsored by a society or 11
organization as defined in RCW 66.24.375. If )) or attendance at the 12
event ((is)) may be limited to members or invited guests of the 13
sponsoring individual, society, ((or)) organization, ((the 14
requirement that the sponsor must be a society or organization as 15
defined in RCW 66.24.375 is waived)) corporation, business, or other 16
for-profit or nonprofit entity . The licensee must serve food as 17
required by rules of the board. 18
(2)(a) The annual fee is two hundred dollars for the beer 19
license, two hundred dollars for the wine license, or four hundred 20
H-1084.1
HOUSE BILL 1807
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session
By Representatives Springer and Wylie
Read first time 02/03/25. Referred to Committee on Consumer
Protection & Business.
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dollars for a combination beer and wine license. The annual fee for a 1
combined beer, wine, and spirits license is one thousand dollars.2
(b) The annual fees in (a) of this subsection are waived during 3
the 12-month period beginning with the second calendar month after 4
February 28, 2021, for: 5
(i) Licenses that expire during the 12-month waiver period under 6
this subsection (2)(b); and 7
(ii) Licenses issued to persons previously licensed under this 8
section at any time during the 12-month period prior to the 12-month 9
waiver period under this subsection (2)(b). 10
(c) The waivers in (b) of this subsection do not apply to any 11
licensee that: 12
(i) Had their license suspended by the board for health and 13
safety violations of state COVID-19 guidelines; or14
(ii) Received an order of immediate restraint or citation from 15
the department of labor and industries for allowing an employee to 16
perform work where business activity was prohibited in violation of 17
an emergency proclamation of the governor under RCW 43.06.220.18
(d) Upon request of the department of revenue, the board and the 19
department of labor and industries must both provide a list of 20
persons that they have determined to be ineligible for a fee waiver 21
under (b) of this subsection for the reasons described in (c) of this 22
subsection. Unless otherwise agreed, any list must be received by the 23
department of revenue no later than 15 calendar days after the 24
request is made. 25
(3) The holder of this license shall notify the board or its 26
designee of the date, time, place, and location of any catered event 27
at which liquor will be served, sold, or consumed. The board shall 28
create rules detailing notification requirements. Upon request, the 29
licensee shall provide to the board all necessary or requested 30
information concerning the individual, society, ((or)) organization, 31
corporation, business, or other for-profit or nonprofit entity, that 32
will be holding the catered function at which the caterer's liquor 33
license will be utilized. 34
(4) The holder of this license may, under conditions established 35
by the board, store liquor on other premises operated by the licensee 36
so long as the other premises are owned or controlled by a leasehold 37
interest by that licensee. 38
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(5) The holder of this license is prohibited from catering events 1
at locations that are already licensed to sell liquor under this 2
chapter. 3
(6) The holder of this license is responsible for all sales, 4
service, and consumption of alcohol at the location of the catered 5
event. 6
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