Washington State House of Representatives Office of Program Research | BILL ANALYSIS |
Commerce & Labor Committee |
ESSB 5110
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Brief Description: Allowing wedding boutiques and art galleries to serve wine or beer to their customers who are twenty-one years of age or older.
Sponsors: Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection (originally sponsored by Senators Honeyford, Schoesler, McCaslin, Hewitt, Kohl-Welles, McDermott and Holmquist).
Brief Summary of Engrossed Substitute Bill |
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Hearing Date: 3/20/09
Staff: Kate Moeur White (786-5793) and Joan Elgee (786-7106)
Background:
The Liquor Control Board issues several different types of licenses and permits that allow an entity to serve and/or sell alcoholic beverages. There are specific exemptions that allow certain entities to offer and/or serve alcoholic beverages for no charge without a license and/or permit, including, for example, hospitals and nursing homes.
Summary of Bill:
Wedding boutiques and art galleries may offer one glass of wine or beer without charge to customers who are 21 years of age or older for on-premise consumption. The wine or beer served at wedding boutiques or art galleries must be purchased from a Washington licensed retailer, liquor store, or agency at full retail price.
Wedding boutiques and art galleries may not sell beer or wine or advertise the complimentary service of beer or wine. A wedding boutique or art gallery employee involved in serving beer or wine must complete a Liquor Control Board-approved limited alcohol server training program.
Rules Authority: The bill does not address the rule-making powers of an agency.
Appropriation: None.
Fiscal Note: Available.
Effective Date: The bill takes effect 90 days after adjournment of the session in which the bill is passed.