Updating liquor permit and licensing provisions.
HB 1698 updates Washington state's liquor permit and licensing provisions. The bill amends existing laws governing special permits for purchasing and consuming liquor, affecting various businesses, institutions, and individuals. One specific change removes the special permit category that allowed military installations to purchase liquor for use on their premises. It also renumbers the subsequent categories of special permits.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 29, 2025
Signed Apr 25, 2025
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The document was updated from a draft version to the official certification of enrollment, confirming that House Bill 1698 has been passed by both the House and Senate in the 2025 Regular Session. This change adds the formal signatures, vote counts, and certification by the Chief Clerk and Secretary of State, which is required to make the bill an official law.
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Added the official certification text, vote counts (95-0 in House, 48-0 in Senate), and signatures from the Speaker, President, Chief Clerk, and Secretary of State to confirm the bill's passage.
Removed the draft page header 'Z-0009.2' and the unformatted text indicating the bill had passed the legislature without the formal certification details.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 16, 2025 · House Mar 4, 2025
How they voted
50–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 51
Apr 16, 2025
D
Democratic31
96% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
11
Committee
7
Apr 25, 2025
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Apr 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (50-0-1)
senate
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
LC - Majority; do pass.
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.
upper
Mar 4, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (97-0-3)
house
Feb 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
CPB - Majority; do pass.
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 1:30 PM.
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 1:30 PM.
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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