republic-os/legislation/us/states/wa/2021-2022/sb-5272.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning temporarily waiving certain liquor and cannabis board annual licensing fees."
description: "Concerning temporarily waiving certain liquor and cannabis board annual licensing fees."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5272"
citation: "Washington SB 5272 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES", "COVID-19 AND CORONAVIRUS", "EMERGENCY", "STATE OF", "LIQUOR AND CANNABIS BOARD"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rolfes"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-19T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-02-28T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ecb7f133-48ec-4328-90eb-1755da18a363"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5272&year=2021"
source_hash: "38a735785489fa76eb7bbfbfbcc9d00f0cea579d8e9350d3463c4ca5079baa14"
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 5272 (2021-2022) — Concerning temporarily waiving certain liquor and cannabis board annual licensing fees.

## 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/Senate%20Bills/5272.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5272-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5272-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#11) — **93–4** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#12) — **48–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Rolfes — primary (person)
- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Conway — cosponsor (person)
- Das — cosponsor (person)
- Dhingra — cosponsor (person)
- Frockt — cosponsor (person)
- J. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Keiser — cosponsor (person)
- Lovelett — cosponsor (person)
- Mullet — cosponsor (person)
- Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- Nobles — cosponsor (person)
- Randall — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)
- Stanford — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-19T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 10:30 AM.
- **2021-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** LCTA - Majority; without recommendation.
- **2021-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2021-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2021-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended.
- **2021-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (WM 21). `substitution`
- **2021-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2021-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Commerce & Gaming. `reading-1`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Committee relieved of further consideration.
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** APP - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **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`
- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 93; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Chapter 6, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Effective date 2/28/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-01-20T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs at 10:30 AM
- **2021-01-25T21:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 04:00 PM
- **2021-01-28T21:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 04:00 PM
- **2021-02-18T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
- **2021-02-19T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ecb7f133-48ec-4328-90eb-1755da18a363`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).