Brief Description: Authorizing the use of a common carrier for the shipment of wine.

Sponsors: Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research & Development (originally sponsored by Senators Kohl-Welles, Clements, Keiser, Murray, McAuliffe and Honeyford).

Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research & Development
House Committee on Commerce & Labor

Background: Under current law, retailers may use common carriers to pick up wine or beer directly from the manufacturer. However, a manufacturer of beer or wine may not use a common carrier to deliver its product directly to the retailer.

Summary: An in-state or out-of-state winery may use a common carrier to deliver up to 100 cases of its production per month in the aggregate to a licensed Washington retailer. Neither an in-state nor an out-of-state winery may arrange for a common carrier to ship wine that they have not produced to licensed retailers.

Votes on Final Passage:

Senate      45   1
House      94   0

Effective:   July 22, 2007