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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 1194

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Relating to: the sale of alcohol beverages by a municipality or county in a park.

Alcohol beverage — Regulation County Municipality Municipality — Elections Park Park — County Sales Sales tax — Exemption

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill allows a municipality or county to sell wine and distilled spirits in its public parks without an alcohol beverage license.

Under current law, with limited exceptions, no person may sell alcohol beverages to a consumer unless the seller possesses a license or permit authorizing the sale. Under one exception, no license or permit is required for the sale, by officers or employees of a county or municipality, of fermented malt beverages (beer) in a public park operated by the county or municipality.

The bill applies this exception to wine and distilled spirits, along with beer.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Brown (D) , Clancy (D) , DeSanto (D) , Joers (D) , Madison (D) , Miresse (D) , Prado (D) , Sinicki (D)

4 cosponsors

Dassler-Alfheim (D) , Larson (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Spreitzer (D)

Full history

  1. Mar 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Clancy, Madison, Joers, Brown, Miresse, Prado, Sinicki and DeSanto; cosponsored by Senators Larson, Spreitzer, Ratcliff and Dassler-Alfheim

  2. Mar 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government

  3. Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1