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HB1701Introduced in the House

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

Passed

Introduced by Mike Steele, District 012B

What does this bill do?

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Official description

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

Where it stands

Effective date 6/11/2026.

March 24, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · March 12, 2026

89

Yes

7

No

2

Absent or Not Voting

98 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Davina Duerr001AYes
Shelley Kloba001BYes
Andrew Barkis002AYes
Matt Marshall002BYes
Natasha Hill003ANo
Timm Ormsby003BNo
Suzanne Schmidt004AYes
Rob Chase004BYes
Zach Hall005AYes
Lisa Callan005BYes

Bill history

  1. First reading, referred to Consumer Protection & Business.

  2. Public hearing in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 1:30 PM.

  3. Executive action taken in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 1:30 PM.

  4. CPB - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

  5. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

  6. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

  7. Returned to Rules Committee for second reading.

  8. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

  9. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.

  10. Referred to Consumer Protection & Business.

  11. Public hearing in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 1:30 PM.

  12. Executive action taken in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 8:00 AM.

  13. CPB - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

  14. Minority; without recommendation.

  15. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

  16. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

  17. 2nd substitute bill substituted

  18. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

  19. Third reading, passed; yeas, 92; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 4.

  20. First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce.

  21. Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 8:00 AM.

  22. Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.

  23. LC - Majority; do pass.

  24. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  25. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

  26. Floor amendment

  27. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

  28. Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 1.

  29. House concurred in Senate amendments.

  30. Passed final passage; yeas, 89; nays, 7; absent, 0; excused, 2.

  31. Speaker signed.

  32. President signed.

  33. Delivered to Governor.

  34. Governor signed.

  35. Chapter 196, 2026 Laws.

  36. Effective date 6/11/2026.

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