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HB 1719

Momentum Bucket Early Stage
Legal Title AN ACT Relating to events conducted by liquor manufacturers and retailers;
Bill Description Concerning events conducted by liquor manufacturers and retailers.
What this bill does
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This bill amends RCW 66.20.010 and revises the classes of special permits the liquor control board (referred to here as "the board") must issue. It modifies and adds detailed procedural rules, fees, application timing, posting, and limits for many permit types, including educational tastings, distillery/winery/brewery private-event permits, sale of private collections, nonprofit wine auctions, a new short‑term rental special permit authorizing one complimentary bottle of wine per booking, an emergency liquor permit for licensed manufacturers, and a special event permit for manufacturers or retailers. The changes are procedural and regulatory in nature (permit creation and amendment, fee amounts, submission deadlines, posting requirements, record and reporting requirements) rather than criminal or penalty changes. Key specifics included in the extracted text: the board must issue permits on prescribed forms and fees and may adopt rules to implement subsections; educational tastings on college campuses are limited to eligible students (must be at least 18), supervised by faculty/staff 21 or older who hold a class 12 or 13 server permit, with the board waiving the permit fee; private-event permits for distilleries, wineries, and breweries cost $10 per event, require application in advance, conspicuous posting of the permit, and are limited to 12 events per licensee per year (wineries and breweries require at least 10 days’ notice; distilleries require advance submission though a specific number of days is not stated here); private collection sales require a $25 permit at least five business days before the sale, inventory and price reporting, and taxes and reports due to the board within 20 calendar days; nonprofit wine auction permits require prior application, conspicuous posting, allow tastings and off‑premises sales, and cost $25 times the number of participating wineries. The short‑term rental permit has an annual fee of $75, covers all properties identified on the application, allows one complimentary bottle per booking for guests 21+, requires ID verification at arrival, and requires guests be informed that public consumption/opening may be illegal under RCW 66.44.100. The emergency permit can authorize a licensed manufacturer to sell/service liquor at another licensee’s premises when an emergency makes the applicant’s premises inaccessible; it is valid 30 days and renewable while the emergency continues, may be fee‑waived during declared emergencies, limits on-site storage to a 30‑day supply, and limits sales to no more than three emergency permit holders at the same premises. The special event permit requires 30 days’ advance application, a $10 per event fee, city/town/county approval, an event map and operating plan with specified minimum components, mandatory alcohol server training for event staff, posting of the permit during use, up to 12 events per manufacturer/retailer per year, and events may last up to three consecutive days. Important context is missing from the provided excerpts: the identity or statutory definition of "the board" is not included here, subsection (18) is truncated and cannot be assessed, the text begins mid‑sentence in one place, and portions of the surrounding statute and any other affected sections are not provided. Taxes are referenced for certain sales and purchases (RCW 82.08.150, 66.24.290, 66.24.210) but no changes to tax law or penalties are specified in the extracted facts.
Why it matters
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If enacted, the bill creates several low-cost permit paths and new duties that make it easier for short-term rental operators, breweries, wineries, distilleries, manufacturers, retailers, nonprofits, private sellers, bed and breakfast operators, and educational institutions to offer complimentary bottles, tastings, auctions, private-sale events, and emergency relocations of liquor. Short-term rental operators can give one complimentary bottle per booking after verifying IDs and must hold a single $75 annual permit covering all their listed properties; they must inform guests about the illegality of opening/consuming alcohol in public. Manufacturers and retailers gain a $10 special event option (apply 30 days ahead, up to 12 events/year, staff training and detailed event plans required) and similar $10 private-event permits for distilleries/wineries/breweries (limits of 12/year and posting rules). Sellers of private collections face a $25 permit per sale, must provide inventory and prices, and must report and pay taxes within 20 days; nonprofit wine auctions pay $25 per winery listed. Educational institutions can hold supervised tastings for eligible students with the permit fee waived, and bed-and-breakfast operators may get an annual permit to serve or donate beer or wine to overnight guests. The groups most directly affected will see small new fees and modest administrative and compliance costs: short-term rental operators pay $75 annually and must verify age at check-in and give warnings to guests; manufacturers/retailers and event organizers must plan farther in advance, meet training and security/operating-plan requirements, and track event limits; private sellers must prepare inventories and timely tax reports; licensed manufacturers get an emergency 30‑day transferable permit option (renewable while an emergency continues, fee waived if an official emergency is declared) but must limit on-site stock to a 30‑day supply and coordinate up to three emergency sellers per host site. The text leaves unclear which specific “board” issues and enforces these permits and some subsections are missing (including the start of the short-term rental provision and subsection (18)), so exact administrative procedures and rule details are not fully specified here.
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HB 1719 Details and Bill Topics

Details

Date Introduced 01/29/2025
Originating Chamber House
Biennium 2025-26
Total Campaign Dollars Backing Bill $327,123.47

Bill Topics

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

HB 1719 Sponsors and Committee Hearings

Sponsors

Representative Abbarno (Primary)

Committee Hearings

Hearing House Consumer Protection & Business (Public)
Go to HB 1719 at leg.wa.gov

HB 1719 Bill Timeline

Early Stage
1/11/2026
HConsPro&Bus
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
1/28/2025
HConsPro&Bus
First reading, referred to Consumer Protection & Business.

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