republic-os/legislation/us/states/wa/2021-2022/hb-1359.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Reducing liquor license fees temporarily."
description: "Reducing liquor license fees temporarily."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1359"
citation: "Washington HB 1359 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES", "BUSINESSES", "COVID-19 AND CORONAVIRUS", "FOOD AND FOOD PRODUCTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stonier"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 61
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-25T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/78fa9c8e-85b0-4eba-bed5-d09d7c8cfe10"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1359&year=2021"
source_hash: "218360cb2a61d00df3817ff33934a3190cf97e3cb62e261a3e005b3b59a40e2b"
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 1359 (2021-2022) — Reducing liquor license fees temporarily.

## 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/1359.htm)
2. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1359-S2.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1359-S.htm)
4. **Third Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1359-S3.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#11) — **95–2** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#1) — **95–3** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#8) — **95–3** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#5) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Stonier — primary (person)
- MacEwen — cosponsor (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)
- Ormsby — cosponsor (person)
- Robertson — cosponsor (person)
- Shewmake — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Commerce & Gaming. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Commerce & Gaming at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Commerce & Gaming at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** COG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** 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** 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** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs. `reading-1`
- **2021-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Commerce & Gaming. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Commerce & Gaming at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** COG - Majority; 3rd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2022-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** APP - Majority; do pass 3rd substitute bill proposed by Commerce & Gaming. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd substitute bill substituted (COG 22). `substitution`
- **2022-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 10:30 AM.
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** LCTA - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage; yeas, 95; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 116, 2022 Laws. `became-law`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 4/1/2022. `became-law`
- **2021-01-29T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Commerce & Gaming at 10:00 AM
- **2021-02-05T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Commerce & Gaming at 10:00 AM
- **2021-02-19T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
- **2021-02-22T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
- **2022-02-03T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Commerce & Gaming at 10:00 AM
- **2022-02-07T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:00 AM
- **2022-02-17T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 08:00 AM
- **2022-02-23T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 10:30 AM
- **2022-02-26T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 09:00 AM
- **2022-02-28T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/78fa9c8e-85b0-4eba-bed5-d09d7c8cfe10`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).