HOUSE BILL REPORT

HB 1272

BYRepresentatives Wang, Patrick, Walker, Cole, Leonard, Winsley and P. King 

Defining liquor by the drink for purposes of a class H license.

House Committe on Commerce & Labor

Majority Report:  Do pass.  (10)

      Signed by Representatives Vekich, Chair; Cole, Vice Chair; Patrick, Ranking Republican Member; Jones, R. King, Leonard, Prentice, Smith, Walker and Wolfe.

House Staff:Joan Elgee (786-7166)

AS PASSED HOUSE FEBRUARY 27, 1989

BACKGROUND:

A class H liquor license may be issued to restaurants, hotels, clubs, dining places at publicly owned civic centers, and other entities specified by law.  The license allows the sale of spirits by the individual glass, beer, and wine.  Therefore, pitchers of beer and carafes of wine are permitted, but multiple service containers of spiritous drinks are not allowed.

SUMMARY:

Class H liquor licensees may sell spiritous liquor by the drink, instead of by the individual glass. A drink shall contain no more individual drinks than the number of persons to be served.

Fiscal Note:      Requested January 23, 1989.

House Committee ‑ Testified For:    Carter Mitchell, Liquor Control Board.

House Committee - Testified Against:      None Presented.

House Committee - Testimony For:    Class H liquor licensees will be able to serve such drinks as pitchers of martinis to groups.

House Committee - Testimony Against:      None Presented.