HB 1730: Allowing people 18 years of age or older to work in certain 21 year and older establishments.
Signed into law: Chapter 158, Laws of 2023
- Sponsor
- Waters
- Introduced
- February 2, 2023
- Status
- C 158 L 23
- Last action
- Effective date 7/23/2023. (April 20, 2023)
- As of
- August 18, 2026, 2:01 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Allows all liquor licensees to have employees that are between the ages of 18 and 21 to be present in the licensed facility under certain circumstances and to perform limited job duties that do not include the the sale or service of alcohol.
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Floor votes
- House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 8, 202384 yea · 13 nay · 1 not voting
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · April 7, 202344 yea · 4 nay · 1 not voting
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