BILL REQ. #:  S-2261.1 

Read first time 03/05/09.   Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

     AN ACT Relating to limiting the discount of purchases of spirits by licensees; and amending RCW 66.24.440 and 66.08.220.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1   RCW 66.24.440 and 2007 c 370 s 20 are each amended to read as follows:
     Each spirits, beer, and wine restaurant, spirits, beer, and wine private club, hotel, and sports entertainment facility licensee shall be entitled to purchase any spirituous liquor items salable under such license from the board at a discount of not ((less than fifteen)) more than ten percent from the retail price fixed by the board, together with all taxes.

Sec. 2   RCW 66.08.220 and 2007 c 370 s 15 are each amended to read as follows:
     The board shall set aside in a separate account in the liquor revolving fund an amount equal to ten percent of its gross sales of liquor to spirits, beer, and wine restaurant; spirits, beer, and wine private club; hotel; and sports entertainment facility licensees collected from these licensees pursuant to the provisions of RCW 82.08.150, less the ((fifteen percent)) discount provided for in RCW 66.24.440; and the moneys in said separate account shall be distributed in accordance with the provisions of RCW 66.08.190, 66.08.200 and 66.08.210. No election unit in which the sale of liquor under spirits, beer, and wine restaurant; spirits, beer, and wine private club; and sports entertainment facility licenses is unlawful shall be entitled to share in the distribution of moneys from such separate account.