---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modifying tavern license provisions."
description: "Modifying tavern license provisions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 1902"
citation: "Washington HB 1902 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BUSINESSES", "ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kirby"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 27
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-02-02"
last_action: "2017-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7291ce9c-aa2c-43ce-84e4-1080dc29b9de"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1902&year=2017"
source_hash: "76d8b2f4cf9813e4d2123737315f4f72c27d83885bab4c94f7e6929fe9d903c1"
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 HB 1902 (2017-2018) — Modifying tavern license provisions.

## 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/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1902.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1902-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage without Senate Amendments (#6) — **41–8** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#9) — **38–10** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage (#44) — **95–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kirby — primary (person)
- Doglio — cosponsor (person)
- Vick — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-02** First reading, referred to Commerce & Gaming (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** COG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-13** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-02-28** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-03-07** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-02-09** COG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-13** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-02-28** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-03-07** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-03-07** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-03-07** Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2017-03-09** First reading, referred to Commerce, Labor & Sports. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-23** CLS - Majority; do pass.
- **2017-03-27** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2017-04-05** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-04-10** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2017-04-10** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-04-10** Third reading, passed; yeas, 38; nays, 10; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2017-04-13** House refuses to concur in Senate amendments. Asks Senate to recede from amendments.
- **2017-04-19** Senate receded from amendments.
- **2017-04-19** Passed final passage; yeas, 41; nays, 8; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2017-04-20** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-04-20** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-04-21** Delivered to Governor.
- **2017-05-08** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-08** Chapter 252, 2017 Laws. `became-law`
- **2017-05-08** Effective date 7/23/2017. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7291ce9c-aa2c-43ce-84e4-1080dc29b9de`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).