The bill amends RCW 66.24.655 to create and regulate a spirits, beer, and wine theater license for on-premises consumption, raises the per-screen seat limit for that license from 120 to 200 seats, and requires licensed theaters to be maintained as places for preparing, cooking, and serving complete meals with tabletop accommodations. It sets the annual license fee at $2,500. It creates procedural requirements by requiring an alcohol control plan to be submitted at the time of application and approved and posted before minors may be present; the plan must show where and when alcohol and minors are permitted and the control measures used. Minimum measures specified include regular monitoring by staff who have completed alcohol server training, electronic identification scanners at all points of sale for alcoholic beverage purchases, and identification checks for all alcoholic beverage purchases regardless of apparent age. The board is directed to adopt rules on alcohol control plans and related measures and to require mandatory alcohol server training. The bill permits 501(c)(3) tax‑exempt licensees to enter brand-advertising or event-promotion arrangements with spirits, beer, or wine manufacturers, importers, or distributors under specified restrictions and treats those arrangements as an exception to RCW 66.28.305, authorizing the board to monitor impacts and audit compliance. It also doubles the maximum penalties in WAC 314-29-020 for violations involving minors or failure to follow the alcohol control plan for these theaters. The bill defines “alcohol control plan” and “theater,” lists affected parties, and includes legislative action dates; the specific “board” referenced is not identified here and the full texts of the other cited statutes and rules are not included in the provided facts.

If enacted, the bill creates a specific theater license allowing movie theaters to sell spirits, beer (including strong beer), and wine for on-premises consumption in auditoriums up to 200 seats per screen, but those theaters must operate as places that prepare and serve complete meals with tabletop dining. Theaters seeking this license will face a $2,500 annual fee and new upfront and ongoing obligations: they must submit and post an alcohol control plan before minors are allowed, train servers in mandatory alcohol service, use electronic ID scanners at all alcohol points of sale, and check ID for every alcohol purchase, which will add staffing, training, and equipment costs. The new rules also let 501(c)(3) licensees enter restricted brand-advertising or event-promotion arrangements with alcohol manufacturers, importers, or distributors, subject to audits and board monitoring, and the bill doubles maximum penalties for violations involving minors or failure to follow the alcohol control plan. Those most affected are theaters (commercial and nonprofit) that want to sell alcohol, their staff, and alcohol industry partners; the bill increases their regulatory responsibilities, compliance costs, and exposure to higher penalties. The text does not identify which specific “board” will administer and make rules or provide the full details found in the cross-referenced statutes, so some implementation specifics remain unclear.