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2013 Senate Bill 5396: Allowing limited on-premise spirits sampling
Introduced by Sen. Mike Hewitt (Walla Walla) (R) on January 29, 2013
Authorizes holders of a spirits retail license to provide single-serving samples of one-half ounce or less of spirits, and no more than a total of one and one-half ounces in spirits samples per person, for the purpose of sale promotion. (See also HB 1332). Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the Senate Commerce & Labor Committee on January 29, 2013
Substitute offered in the Senate on February 21, 2013
Adds a requirement that sampling be conducted in accordance
with rules established for sampling activities in beer and wine specialty shops and grocery stores.
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on February 21, 2013
Specifies that spirits retail license holders who participate in the responsible vendor program may provide samples of spirits. Servers must hold a class 12 alcohol server permit. Samples may be one-half ounce or less. No one may be served more than a total of one and one half ounces of spirits. Sampling must be conducted in accordance with rules established for sampling activities in beer and wine specialty shops and grocery stores.
Received in the House on March 15, 2013
Referred to the House Government Accountability & Oversight Committee on March 15, 2013
Referred to the House Rules Committee on March 28, 2013
Authorizes the holder of a spirits retail license that is also a participant in the
responsible vendor program to provide customers with single-serving samples
of 0.5 ounce or less of spirits for the purpose of sales promotion.
Signed by Gov. Jay Inslee on May 14, 2013