SB 5786 Washington Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Increasing license, permit, and endorsement fees.

SB 5786 increases the fees for various licenses, permits, and endorsements in Washington state. This directly affects individuals and businesses that require these permits, particularly those related to the liquor and alcohol industry. The bill amends numerous sections of the Revised Code of Washington, allowing the relevant board to prescribe the new, higher fees for these permits.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Mar 11, 2025 Signed May 17, 2025
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MODERATE
This bill updates the annual licensing fees for various alcohol retailers in Washington State, raising costs for spirits, beer, and wine licensees, grocery store licensees, and restaurant licensees. It also modifies a general rule regarding fee increases, creating a specific exception for a particular spirits license fee.
Scope change
The bill applies to all holders of spirits, beer, and wine licenses, grocery store licenses, and restaurant licenses in Washington State.
FISCAL

Increased the annual fee for combination spirits, beer, and wine licenses from $474 to $2,000.

Increased the annual fee for grocery store licenses from $975 to $550.

Increased the annual license renewal fee for spirits retail licensees from $249 to $550.

Raised restaurant license fees based on dining area size and service type, ranging from $200 to $700 increases depending on the category.

REQUIREMENT

Added a specific exception to a rule requiring 50% fee increases, exempting the fee set under RCW 66.20.010(3) and setting it at $25 instead.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 25, 2025 · House Apr 24, 2025

How they voted

2624
Passed
Total votes 50
Apr 25, 2025
D Democratic30
25 Yea 5 Nay
83% Yea
R Republican20
1 Yea 19 Nay
95% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
39
Key actions
20
Committee
17
May 17, 2025
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Apr 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Apr 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 25; nays, 23; absent, 0; excused, 0.
upper
Apr 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments.
upper
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
APP - Majority; do pass.
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
upper
Apr 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 12:00 PM.
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means.
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
And refer to Ways & Means.
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Public hearing scheduled, but not heard in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Derek Stanford
DDemocratic
WA
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