An Act amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in licenses and regulations, liquor, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages, further providing for sales and liquor licensees and restrictions, for performing arts facility license, for limiting number of retail licenses to be issued in each county, for licenses not assignable and transfers and for hours of operation relative to manufacturers, importing distributors and distributors; and, in distilleries, wineries, bonded warehouses, bailees for hire and transporters for hire, further providing for distilleries.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
Nov 2019
House Passage
Nov 2019
Senate Passage
Nov 2019
Signed into Law
Nov 2019
Introduced Mar 25, 2019
Signed Nov 21, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Nov 19, 2019 · House Apr 16, 2019
How they voted
29–1
Passed
Total votes 30
Nov 19, 2019
D
Democratic13
100% Yea
R
Republican17
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
9
Committee
10
Amendments
1
Nov 21, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor
lower
Nov 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments
lower
Nov 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Re-reported on concurrence, as committed
lower
Nov 20, 2019
Committee
Referred to RULES
lower
Nov 19, 2019
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Nov 18, 2019
Introduced
PN 2898 Amended on third consideration
upper
Oct 21, 2019
Upper · Passed
Re-reported as committed
upper
Jun 19, 2019
Committee
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
upper
Jun 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
PN 2176 Reported as amended
upper
Apr 22, 2019
Committee
Referred to LAW AND JUSTICE
upper
Apr 16, 2019
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Apr 16, 2019
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Apr 15, 2019
Committee
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
lower
Apr 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
PN 1329 Reported as amended
lower
Mar 25, 2019
Committee
PN 1073 Referred to LIQUOR CONTROL
lower
1 primary · 13 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Pete Schweyer
DDemocratic
Co
Adam Ravenstahl
DDemocratic
Co
Anita Kulik
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Freeman
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Hill-Evans
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Deasy
DDemocratic
Co
Danielle Otten
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Delloso
DDemocratic
Co
Malcolm Kenyatta
DDemocratic
Co
Maureen Madden
DDemocratic
Co
Mike Schlossberg
DDemocratic
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