WA HB 1526

enacted

Modifying the snack bar liquor license.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WA HB 1526 pass?

Yes. WA HB 1526 has been enacted into law as of 2026-03-24. Latest recorded action (2026-03-24): Effective date 6/11/2026.

What is WA HB 1526 about?

WA HB 1526 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Modifying the snack bar liquor license.”.

Who sponsors WA HB 1526?

Schmick is the primary sponsor of WA HB 1526, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-03-24 — Effective date 6/11/2026.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2025-01-23
First reading, referred to Consumer Protection & Business.
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-01-29
Public hearing in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 1:30 PM.
2025-02-05
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 1:30 PM.
2025-02-05
CPB - Majority; do pass.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-05
Minority; do not pass.
committee-passage-unfavorable
2025-02-10
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
referral-committee
2025-03-11
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
reading-2
2025-03-19
Returned to Rules Committee for second reading.
2026-01-12
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
2026-02-17
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
reading-2
2026-02-17
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2026-02-17
Third reading, passed; yeas, 90; nays, 7; absent, 0; excused, 1.
reading-3
2026-02-19
First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-23
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.
2026-02-24
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:45 AM.
2026-02-24
LC - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-25
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
2026-02-27
Placed on second reading consent calendar.
reading-2
2026-03-03
Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
2026-03-03
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2026-03-03
Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 0.
reading-3
2026-03-12
House concurred in Senate amendments.
2026-03-12
Passed final passage; yeas, 87; nays, 9; absent, 0; excused, 2.
passage
2026-03-12
Speaker signed.
passage
2026-03-12
President signed.
passage
2026-03-12
Delivered to Governor.
executive-receipt
2026-03-24
Governor signed.
executive-signature
2026-03-24
Chapter 192, 2026 Laws.
became-law
2026-03-24
Effective date 6/11/2026.
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Votes

3rd Reading & Final Passage (#22)
2026-02-17 · pass · 90-7
Member-level votes (98)
- Abbarno: yes
- Abell: yes
- Barkis: yes
- Barnard: yes
- Berg: yes
- Bergquist: yes
- Bernbaum: yes
- Berry: yes
- Bronoske: yes
- Burnett: yes
- Callan: yes
- Chase: yes
- Connors: yes
- Corry: yes
- Cortes: yes
- Couture: yes
- Davis: no
- Dent: yes
- Doglio: yes
- Donaghy: yes
- Duerr: yes
- Dufault: yes
- Dye: yes
- Engell: yes
- Entenman: yes
- Eslick: yes
- Farivar: yes
- Fey: yes
- Fitzgibbon: yes
- Fosse: yes
- Goodman: no
- Graham: yes
- Gregerson: yes
- Griffey: yes
- Hackney: yes
- Hall: yes
- Hill: no
- Jacobsen: yes
- Jinkins: yes
- Keaton: yes
- Klicker: yes
- Kloba: yes
- Leavitt: yes
- Lekanoff: yes
- Ley: yes
- Low: yes
- Macri: yes
- Manjarrez: yes
- Marshall: yes
- McClintock: yes
- McEntire: yes
- Mena: yes
- Mendoza: yes
- Morgan: no
- Nance: yes
- Obras: yes
- Orcutt: no
- Ormsby: yes
- Ortiz-Self: yes
- Parshley: yes
- Paul: yes
- Penner: yes
- Peterson: yes
- Pollet: yes
- Ramel: yes
- Reed: yes
- Reeves: yes
- Richards: yes
- Rude: yes
- Rule: yes
- Ryu: no
- Salahuddin: yes
- Santos: yes
- Schmick: yes
- Schmidt: yes
- Scott: yes
- Shavers: yes
- Simmons: yes
- Springer: yes
- Stearns: yes
- Steele: yes
- Stokesbary: yes
- Stonier: yes
- Street: yes
- Stuebe: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Thai: no
- Tharinger: other
- Thomas: yes
- Timmons: yes
- Valdez: yes
- Volz: yes
- Walen: yes
- Walsh: yes
- Waters: yes
- Wylie: yes
- Ybarra: yes
- Zahn: yes
3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#26)
2026-03-03 · pass · 47-2
Member-level votes (49)
- Alvarado: yes
- Bateman: yes
- Boehnke: yes
- Braun: yes
- Chapman: yes
- Christian: yes
- Cleveland: yes
- Conway: yes
- Cortes: yes
- Dhingra: yes
- Dozier: yes
- Fortunato: yes
- Frame: yes
- Gildon: yes
- Goehner: yes
- Hansen: yes
- Harris: no
- Hasegawa: yes
- Holy: yes
- Hunt: yes
- Kauffman: yes
- King: yes
- Krishnadasan: yes
- Liias: yes
- Lovelett: yes
- Lovick: yes
- MacEwen: yes
- McCune: yes
- Muzzall: yes
- Nobles: yes
- Orwall: yes
- Pedersen: yes
- Riccelli: yes
- Robinson: yes
- Saldaña: yes
- Salomon: yes
- Schoesler: yes
- Shewmake: yes
- Short: yes
- Slatter: yes
- Stanford: yes
- Torres: yes
- Trudeau: yes
- Valdez: yes
- Wagoner: no
- Warnick: yes
- Wellman: yes
- Wilson, C.: yes
- Wilson, J.: yes
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#4)
2026-03-12 · pass · 87-9
Member-level votes (98)
- Abbarno: yes
- Abell: yes
- Barkis: yes
- Barnard: yes
- Berg: yes
- Bergquist: no
- Bernbaum: yes
- Berry: yes
- Bronoske: yes
- Burnett: yes
- Callan: yes
- Chase: yes
- Connors: yes
- Corry: yes
- Cortes: yes
- Couture: yes
- Davis: no
- Dent: yes
- Doglio: yes
- Donaghy: yes
- Duerr: no
- Dufault: yes
- Dye: yes
- Engell: yes
- Entenman: yes
- Eslick: yes
- Farivar: yes
- Fey: yes
- Fitzgibbon: yes
- Fosse: yes
- Goodman: yes
- Graham: yes
- Gregerson: yes
- Griffey: yes
- Hackney: yes
- Hall: yes
- Hill: no
- Jacobsen: yes
- Jinkins: yes
- Keaton: yes
- Klicker: yes
- Kloba: yes
- Leavitt: no
- Lekanoff: yes
- Ley: yes
- Low: yes
- Macri: yes
- Manjarrez: yes
- Marshall: yes
- McClintock: yes
- McEntire: other
- Mena: yes
- Mendoza: yes
- Morgan: yes
- Nance: yes
- Obras: yes
- Orcutt: no
- Ormsby: no
- Ortiz-Self: yes
- Parshley: yes
- Paul: yes
- Penner: yes
- Peterson: yes
- Pollet: yes
- Ramel: yes
- Reed: yes
- Reeves: yes
- Richards: yes
- Rude: yes
- Rule: yes
- Ryu: no
- Salahuddin: yes
- Santos: yes
- Schmick: yes
- Schmidt: yes
- Scott: yes
- Shavers: yes
- Simmons: yes
- Springer: yes
- Stearns: yes
- Steele: yes
- Stokesbary: yes
- Stonier: yes
- Street: yes
- Stuebe: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Thai: yes
- Tharinger: yes
- Thomas: no
- Timmons: yes
- Valdez: other
- Volz: yes
- Walen: yes
- Walsh: yes
- Waters: yes
- Wylie: yes
- Ybarra: yes
- Zahn: yes

Related bills

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Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=1526&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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