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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

HB 1526: Snack bar liquor licenses

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1526 is a bill introduced in the Washington House on January 23, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Modifying the snack bar liquor license. Primary sponsor: Joe Schmick (R). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 24, 2026): Governor signed.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official title

AN ACT Relating to the snack bar liquor license;

Nonpartisan staff bill reports (analyses) are available on the official bill page.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joe SchmickPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse9
Julia ReedCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse36
Kevin WatersCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse17

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Governor signed.
  2. Chapter 192, 2026 Laws.
  3. Effective date 6/11/2026.
  4. President signed.
  5. Delivered to Governor.
  6. Speaker signed.
  7. House concurred in Senate amendments.
  8. Passed final passage; yeas, 87; nays, 9; absent, 0; excused, 2.
  9. Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  11. Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  12. Placed on second reading consent calendar.

Showing 12 most recent of 26 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Washington State Legislature Web Services
  2. Official bill page