HB 2035 Washington House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Increasing license, permit, and endorsement fees.

HB 2035 increases fees for various licenses, permits, and endorsements in Washington State, primarily affecting businesses and institutions requiring permits under the Liquor and Cannabis Board. The bill amends multiple statutes (e.g., RCW 66.24.015, 66.24.140, 66.24.520) to raise fees for specific permits, including those for hospitals, bed & breakfasts, educational wine/beer tasting programs, and liquor retailers. Key provisions require higher payments for special permits like hospital alcohol purchases, bed & breakfast wine service, and educational institution tasting programs. The changes apply directly to permit holders and licensees covered under the amended code sections, with no new permit types created. The bill focuses solely on adjusting existing fee structures without altering permit eligibility or use conditions.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 12, 2026 Last action Jan 12, 2026
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Bill Substitute Bill · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended to reflect its progression from the House to the Appropriations Committee, adding a sponsor note and updating the read date. Substantively, the bill now includes an amendment to a new liquor revolving fund distribution section, changing the reserve amount from $500,000 to $150,000 and reorganizing how license fees are split between state agencies and the general fund. Additionally, a new fee increase requirement was added to mandate a 50% hike on board-determined liquor fees.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded to include an amendment to RCW 66.08.180 regarding the distribution of liquor fund moneys and a new mandate for increasing specific license fees.
FISCAL

The reserve amount held from liquor fund distributions was reduced from $500,000 to $150,000 to allow more money to be distributed to other accounts.

The allocation of license fees was restructured to specify exact percentages for the death investigations account, universities, and the general fund, replacing previous dollar amounts and vague percentages.

REQUIREMENT

A new requirement was added mandating that the liquor board must increase any license, permit, or endorsement fee it sets by 50%.

TECHNICAL

Administrative details were updated to reflect the bill's status as a substitute bill, including the addition of the House Appropriations sponsor and a new read date.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Jan 12, 2026
Introduced
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 4:00 PM.
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 4:00 PM.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Debra Lekanoff
DDemocratic
WA
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