2SHB 1701 — Authorizing multiple liquor licensees to have licensed premises within a facility owned and leased out by another liquor licensee or person.

What this bill does

Authorizes a liquor licensee to operate out of a premises located on the property of a facility that includes separate premises of other liquor licensees. Authorizes, but does not require, the facility to be owned and leased out by one of the liquor licensees. Authorizes the Liquor and Cannabis Board to require submission of leases or other agreements between licensees, and exempts certain information from disclosure under the Public Records Act. Specifies that the authorized arrangements do not violate provisions of the tied-house laws that otherwise restrict business practices and financial arrangements in the liquor industry.

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Floor votes

• House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 10, 2026
  92 yea · 2 nay · 4 not voting
• House — Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · March 12, 2026
  89 yea · 7 nay · 2 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · March 6, 2026
  47 yea · 1 nay · 1 not voting

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