---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning liquor licensee privileges for the delivery of alcohol."
description: "Concerning liquor licensee privileges for the delivery of alcohol."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 5448"
citation: "Washington SB 5448 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["MacEwen"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-18"
last_action: "2023-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b45a2bdb-7e12-4f51-885e-09abc8e77361"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5448&year=2023"
source_hash: "882ca53337717c07845ee14d35bbacea45b007ce78bf908e3005afc19e1caaf7"
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 5448 (2023-2024) — Concerning liquor licensee privileges for the delivery of alcohol.

## 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/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5448.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5448-S.htm)
3. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5448-S.PL.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#13) — **40–8** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#30) — **80–18** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#19) — **38–10** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- MacEwen — primary (person)
- Mullet — cosponsor (person)
- Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- Shewmake — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-18** First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce. `reading-1`
- **2023-02-02** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-02-14** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-02-16** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-02-16** LC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-02-16** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-16** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-16** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-22** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-02-24** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
- **2023-02-24** WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Labor & Commerce. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-24** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-24** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-24** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-03-03** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-08** 1st substitute bill substituted (LC 23). `substitution`
- **2023-03-08** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-08** Third reading, passed; yeas, 38; nays, 10; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-10** First reading, referred to Regulated Substances & Gaming. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-21** Public hearing in the House Committee on Regulated Substances & Gaming at 4:00 PM.
- **2023-03-23** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Regulated Substances & Gaming at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-03-23** RSG - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Regulated Substances & Gaming. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-27** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-10** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-10** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2023-04-10** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-10** Third reading, passed; yeas, 80; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-18** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2023-04-18** Passed final passage; yeas, 40; nays, 8; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2023-04-19** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-21** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-04** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-04** Chapter 279, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
- **2023-05-04** Effective date 7/1/2023. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b45a2bdb-7e12-4f51-885e-09abc8e77361`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).