---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extending certain privileges granted to liquor licensees to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic."
description: "Extending certain privileges granted to liquor licensees to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1480"
citation: "Washington HB 1480 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES", "BUSINESSES", "COVID-19 AND CORONAVIRUS", "LIQUOR AND CANNABIS BOARD", "PUBLIC FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS", "STUDIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["MacEwen"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-03T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c1d21a62-233b-4b88-82df-84e1280bd0a2"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1480&year=2021"
source_hash: "42f73884f4a64bfdeb3ecb3b11a99854a562364e866e0ca1a715e27425b4c426"
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 1480 (2021-2022) — Extending certain privileges granted to liquor licensees to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

## 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/House%20Bills/1480.htm)
2. **Engrossed Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1480-S2.E.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1480-S2.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1480-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#7) — **46–3** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#2) — **86–12** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- MacEwen — primary (person)
- Chambers — cosponsor (person)
- Eslick — cosponsor (person)
- Kloba — cosponsor (person)
- Ormsby — cosponsor (person)
- Robertson — cosponsor (person)
- Sutherland — cosponsor (person)
- Tharinger — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Commerce & Gaming. `reading-1`
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Commerce & Gaming at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Commerce & Gaming at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** COG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd substitute bill substituted (APP 21). `substitution`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 86; nays, 12; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 9:30 AM.
- **2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 10:30 AM.
- **2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** LCTA - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-03T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 48, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 4/14/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-02-11T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Commerce & Gaming at 01:30 PM
- **2021-02-12T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Commerce & Gaming at 10:00 AM
- **2021-02-22T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
- **2021-02-22T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
- **2021-03-11T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 08:00 AM
- **2021-03-17T14:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 10:30 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c1d21a62-233b-4b88-82df-84e1280bd0a2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).