ESHB 2155 -
By Senators Conway, Hargrove, Keiser, Darneille
NOT ADOPTED 03/07/2014
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 A new section is added to chapter 66.28 RCW
to read as follows:
(1) The board must adopt rules by January 1, 2015, that require
each spirits retail licensee that is licensed to sell spirits in
original containers to consumers for consumption off the licensed
premises, to report to the board quarterly, any and all loss of
spirits, due to theft, breakage, loss, or diversion. The report must
include the amount of spirits that is stolen, broken, lost, or diverted
by type of spirits, manner of loss, and retail value. Spirits retail
licensees required to report under this section must report the retail
cost of the loss of spirits.
(2) The board must report to the appropriate committees of
legislature annually the amount of spirits stolen, broken, lost, or
diverted. The report must include the amount of loss totals, such as
the amount and retail value, by each licensed retail establishment as
well as the total value of the lost, taxes, and fees. Information must
be made available to the public in a searchable format on a web site
maintained by the board. The first report is due by January 1, 2016."
ESHB 2155 -
By Senators Conway, Hargrove, Keiser, Darneille
NOT ADOPTED 03/07/2014
On page 1, line 2 of the title, after "retailers;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "and adding a new section to chapter 66.28 RCW."
EFFECT: The Liquor Control Board must adopt rules by January 1, 2015, requiring spirits retail licensees to report theft or loss of spirits on a quarterly basis. A report to the legislature is required by January 1, 2016, and information must be available to the public in a searchable format on a LCB web site.