---
type: "Bill"
title: "Creating a liquor license endorsement."
description: "Creating a liquor license endorsement."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5940"
citation: "Washington SB 5940 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["King"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-25T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-11T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f24c2db2-b5c6-440e-9fb2-0f4b15c65cb3"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5940&year=2021"
source_hash: "e129a8c7702d2ccd6b57b30b9f1d569565455dcc5dcc4d6b3d782d22c407465f"
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 5940 (2021-2022) — Creating a liquor license endorsement.

## 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/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5940.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#9) — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#5) — **93–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- King — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing and executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 10:30 AM.
- **2022-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** LCTA - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2022-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading consent calendar. `reading-2`
- **2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 1; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Commerce & Gaming. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Commerce & Gaming at 1:30 PM.
- **2022-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Commerce & Gaming at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** COG - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 93; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Chapter 64, 2022 Laws. `became-law`
- **2022-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Effective date 6/9/2022. `became-law`
- **2022-02-02T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 10:30 AM
- **2022-02-02T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 10:30 AM
- **2022-02-17T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Commerce & Gaming at 01:30 PM
- **2022-02-22T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Commerce & Gaming at 08:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f24c2db2-b5c6-440e-9fb2-0f4b15c65cb3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).