---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modernizing the regulation of alcohol service in public spaces."
description: "Modernizing the regulation of alcohol service in public spaces."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HB 1515"
citation: "Washington HB 1515 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Reed"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 44
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-22"
last_action: "2025-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c5aaa911-a162-49a0-882f-7960b277383f"
source_url: "https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=1515&Year=2025&Initiative=false"
source_hash: "ff5fd573f9642b31216800eee122eee2954fb0797dba6be5e7841bd37f143d2e"
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 1515 (2025-2026) — Modernizing the regulation of alcohol service in public spaces.

## 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/2025-26/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1515.htm)
2. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1515-S2.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1515-S2.PL.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1515-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#23) — **37–12** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#5) — **83–13** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#15) — **80–16** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Reed — primary (person)
- Berry — cosponsor (person)
- Cortes — cosponsor (person)
- Hill — cosponsor (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)
- Peterson — cosponsor (person)
- Richards — cosponsor (person)
- Ryu — cosponsor (person)
- Scott — cosponsor (person)
- Walen — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-22** First reading, referred to Consumer Protection & Business. `reading-1`
- **2025-01-29** Public hearing in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 1:30 PM.
- **2025-02-11** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 1:30 PM.
- **2025-02-14** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 8:00 AM.
- **2025-02-19** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 1:30 PM.
- **2025-02-19** CPB - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2025-02-19** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2025-02-21** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-25** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2025-02-27** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
- **2025-02-27** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2025-02-27** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2025-02-27** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2025-02-28** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-04** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-03-08** 2nd substitute bill substituted (APP 25). `substitution`
- **2025-03-08** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2025-03-08** Third reading, passed; yeas, 83; nays, 13; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2025-03-11** First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-25** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.
- **2025-03-31** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.
- **2025-03-31** LC - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-31** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2025-03-31** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2025-03-31** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-01** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-05** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 12:00 PM.
- **2025-04-08** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
- **2025-04-08** WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-08** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2025-04-08** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2025-04-08** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2025-04-11** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2025-04-16** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2025-04-16** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2025-04-16** Third reading, passed; yeas, 37; nays, 12; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2025-04-22** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2025-04-22** Passed final passage; yeas, 80; nays, 16; absent, 0; excused, 2. `passage`
- **2025-04-23** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-04-24** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-04-25** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-19** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-19** Chapter 361, 2025 Laws. `became-law`
- **2025-05-19** Effective date 7/27/2025. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c5aaa911-a162-49a0-882f-7960b277383f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).