Alcohol service/recreational

AN ACT Relating to alcohol service at facilities with sports, 1
amusement, or recreational activities engaged in by patrons; and 2
amending RCW 66.24.570. 3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:4
Sec. 1. RCW 66.24.570 and 2025 c 343 s 42 are each amended to 5
read as follows: 6
(1) There is a license for sports entertainment facilities to be 7
designated as a sports entertainment facility license to sell beer, 8
wine, and spirits at retail, for consumption upon the premises only, 9
the license to be issued to the entity providing food and beverage 10
service at a sports entertainment facility as defined in this 11
section. The cost of the license is $3,750 per annum.12
(2)(a) For purposes of this section, a sports entertainment 13
facility includes a publicly or privately owned arena, coliseum, 14
stadium, ((or)) facility where sporting events are presented for a 15
price of admission , or a facility described in (b) of this 16
subsection. The facility does not have to be exclusively used for 17
sporting events. 18
(b) A sports entertainment facility also includes a publicly or 19
privately owned facility where sports, amusement, or recreational 20
activity is engaged in by patrons for a price to enter the facility's 21
H-2399.1
HOUSE BILL 2128
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2026 Regular Session
By Representatives Steele, Reed, and McClintock
Prefiled 12/10/25. Read first time 01/12/26. Referred to Committee
on Consumer Protection & Business.
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premises or participate in the activity. The licensed premises of the 1
facility may be indoor, outdoor, or a combination of indoor and 2
outdoor areas. The facility does not have to be exclusively used for 3
sports, amusement, or recreational activities. 4
(3) The board may impose reasonable requirements upon a licensee 5
under this section, such as requirements for the availability of food 6
and victuals including but not limited to hamburgers, sandwiches, 7
salads, or other snack food. The board may also restrict the type of 8
events, and the type of sports, amusement, or recreational activities 9
that may be available for patrons to engage in, at a sports 10
entertainment facility at which beer, wine, and spirits may be 11
served. When imposing conditions for a licensee, the board must 12
consider the seating accommodations, eating facilities, and 13
circulation patterns in such a facility, and other amenities 14
available at a sports entertainment facility. When imposing 15
conditions for a license for a facility described in subsection 16
(2)(b) of this section, the board must also consider the type of 17
sports, amusement, or recreational activities available to patrons 18
and the layout and nature of the facility's premises.19
(4)(a) The board may issue a caterer's endorsement to the license 20
under this section to allow the licensee to remove from the liquor 21
stocks at the licensed premises, for use as liquor for sale and 22
service at event locations at a specified date and place not 23
currently licensed by the board. If the event is open to the public, 24
it must be sponsored by a society or organization as defined by RCW 25
66.24.375. If attendance at the event is limited to members or 26
invited guests of the sponsoring individual, society, or 27
organization, the requirement that the sponsor must be a society or 28
organization as defined by RCW 66.24.375 is waived. Cost of the 29
endorsement is $525. 30
(b) The holder of this license with catering endorsement shall, 31
if requested by the board, notify the board or its designee of the 32
date, time, place, and location of any catered event. Upon request, 33
the licensee shall provide to the board all necessary or requested 34
information concerning the society or organization that will be 35
holding the function at which the endorsed license will be utilized.36
(5) The board may issue an endorsement to the beer, wine, and 37
spirits sports entertainment facility license that allows the holder 38
of a beer, wine, and spirits sports entertainment facility license to 39
sell for off-premises consumption wine vinted and bottled in the 40
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state of Washington and carrying a label exclusive to the license 1
holder selling the wine. Spirits and beer may not be sold for off-2
premises consumption under this section. The annual fee for the 3
endorsement under this section is $180. 4
(6)(a) A licensee and an affiliated business may enter into 5
arrangements with a manufacturer, importer, or distributor for brand 6
advertising at the sports entertainment facility or promotion of 7
events held at the sports entertainment facility, with a capacity of 8
five thousand people or more. The financial arrangements providing 9
for the brand advertising or promotion of events shall not be used as 10
an inducement to purchase the products of the manufacturer, importer, 11
or distributor entering into the arrangement nor shall it result in 12
the exclusion of brands or products of other companies.13
(b) The arrangements allowed under this subsection (6) are an 14
exception to arrangements prohibited under RCW 66.28.305. The board 15
shall monitor the impacts of these arrangements. The board may 16
conduct audits of the licensee and the affiliated business to 17
determine compliance with this subsection (6). Audits may include but 18
are not limited to product selection at the facility; purchase 19
patterns of the licensee; contracts with the liquor manufacturer, 20
importer, or distributor; and the amount allocated or used for liquor 21
advertising by the licensee, affiliated business, manufacturer, 22
importer, or distributor under the arrangements. 23
(c) The board shall report to the appropriate committees of the 24
legislature by December 30, 2008, and biennially thereafter, on the 25
impacts of arrangements allowed between sports entertainment 26
licensees and liquor manufacturers, importers, and distributors for 27
brand advertising and promotion of events at the facility.28
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