---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modernizing resident distillery marketing and sales restrictions."
description: "Modernizing resident distillery marketing and sales restrictions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 5549"
citation: "Washington SB 5549 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Liias"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 58
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-01-23"
last_action: "2020-03-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7738350b-5a71-4a8c-b297-aac0e86d90a4"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5549&year=2019"
source_hash: "5dbe788feb4cc40ab12340da73990d041da4e2a6be9cb29a1da7cfd4788f8ee1"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wa"]
---

# Washington SB 5549 (2019-2020) — Modernizing resident distillery marketing and sales restrictions.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5549.htm)
2. **Engrossed Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5549-S2.E.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5549-S2.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5549-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#25) — **48–1** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#36) — **89–8** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#22) — **42–3** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#7) — **40–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Liias — primary (person)
- Braun — cosponsor (person)
- Hunt — cosponsor (person)
- King — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-01-23** First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-20** LBRC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-20** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-22** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2019-03-21** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-03-21** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-03-21** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-03-25** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-04-09** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-04-10** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-02-20** LBRC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-20** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-22** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2019-03-21** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-03-21** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-03-21** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-03-25** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-04-09** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-04-10** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-03-21** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-03-21** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-03-21** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-03-25** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-04-09** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-04-10** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-04-10** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2019-04-10** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-10** Third reading, passed; yeas, 42; nays, 3; absent, 2; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2019-04-12** First reading, referred to Appropriations. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-28** By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
- **2020-01-13** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2020-01-13** Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-01-22** Third reading, passed; yeas, 40; nays, 6; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2020-01-23** First reading, referred to Commerce & Gaming. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-20** COG - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2020-02-25** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2020-03-02** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Commerce & Gaming.
- **2020-03-03** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-03-05** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-03-05** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2020-03-05** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-05** Third reading, passed; yeas, 89; nays, 8; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-10** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2020-03-10** Passed final passage; yeas, 48; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-03-31** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-31** Chapter 238, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-03-31** Effective date 6/11/2020*. `became-law`
- **2019-02-18T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:00 AM
- **2019-02-20T22:45:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 05:45 PM
- **2019-03-14T19:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 03:30 PM
- **2019-03-21T19:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 03:30 PM
- **2020-02-20T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Commerce & Gaming at 08:00 AM
- **2020-02-20T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Commerce & Gaming at 08:00 AM
- **2020-03-02T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
- **2020-03-02T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7738350b-5a71-4a8c-b297-aac0e86d90a4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).