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• Introduced by Rep. Al O'Brien, (D-Mountlake Terrace) (D) on January 30, 2003, to remove the misdemeanor penalty for first time offenses of liquor sales laws under RCW 66.20.300 through 66.20.350 as administered by the State Liquor Control Board (LCB). First time offenses will be subject only to a monetary penalty, while subsequent offenses will be classified as misdemeanors.
  • Referred to the House Criminal Justice & Corrections Committee on January 31, 2003.
    • Testimony in support offered to the House Criminal Justice & Corrections Committee on February 21, 2003, by Representative O'Brien; and Judge Steve Dwyer, District of Municipal Court Judges Association. They testified that this bill is a good idea and would make the jobs of judges and law enforcement easier. People who commit some of these crimes are not even aware that they have committed a criminal act
      Testimony against: none offered.
  • Referred to the House Rules Committee on February 25, 2003.
• Passed in the House (94 to 0) on March 15, 2003, regarding criminal statutes for liquor sales. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on March 17, 2003.
  • Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 17, 2003.
  • Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on April 3, 2003, the bill did not pass both chambers during the 2003 regular session, so the bill automatically returned to the House Rules Committee when the regular 105-day session adjourned on April 27, 2003.