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WA SB5389

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/21/2025

Primary Sponsor

Keith Wagoner

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Restores quarterly excess liquor sales fund distributions to local governments, allocating 0.3% to border areas, then splitting the remainder: 50% to the state general fund, 10% to counties, and 40% to incorporated cities and towns

  • Distributes the county share based on each county's unincorporated area population relative to total unincorporated population statewide, as determined by the Office of Financial Management

  • Excludes counties from receiving distributions if liquor sales are prohibited in their unincorporated areas due to election results

  • Repeals RCW 66.24.065, which governed spirits license fee distributions established in 2012

  • Amends RCW 66.08.190 and 66.08.200, removing previous requirements that retained liquor revenue for municipal research and services before distributions to local governments

Legislative Description

Restoring liquor sales revenue distributions to local governments.

Last Action

By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

1/12/2026

Committee Referrals

Ways & Means1/21/2025

Full Bill Text

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