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PA HB450
PA HB450In Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, providing for amnesty for disciplinary actions regarding COVID-19 protocols.
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Introduced
02/03/2025
02/03/2025
In Committee
02/03/2025
02/03/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), entitled "An act relating to alcoholic liquors, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the laws relating thereto; regulating and restricting the manufacture, purchase, sale, possession, consumption, importation, transportation, furnishing, holding in bond, holding in storage, traffic in and use of alcoholic liquors, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages and the persons engaged or employed therein; defining the powers and duties of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board; providing for the establishment and operation of State liquor stores, for the payment of certain license fees to the respective municipalities and townships, for the abatement of certain nuisances and, in certain cases, for search and seizure without warrant; prescribing penalties and forfeitures; providing for local option, and repealing existing laws," in Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, providing for amnesty for disciplinary actions regarding COVID-19 protocols.
AI Summary
This bill provides amnesty for Pennsylvania liquor licensees who were disciplined during the COVID-19 pandemic for not complying with certain emergency health protocols. Specifically, the bill mandates that any license suspension or revocation, or other disciplinary action taken by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, will be removed or reinstated if the action was based on the licensee's failure to follow COVID-19-related emergency orders, proclamations, or guidance issued by the Governor, the Secretary of Health, or the Departments of Health and Human Services between March 6, 2020, and the end of the Governor's Disaster Emergency Proclamation. This includes orders related to pandemic control measures such as isolation, quarantine, and movement restrictions. The bill effectively erases any disciplinary records or penalties imposed on liquor licensees during this period for COVID-19 protocol violations, essentially providing a clean slate for businesses that struggled to comply with rapidly changing health regulations during the pandemic. The legislation takes effect immediately upon passage.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry
Sponsors (13)
Russ Diamond (R)*,
Jamie Barton (R),
Jill Cooper (R),
Joe D'Orsie (R),
Keith Greiner (R),
Seth Grove (R),
Joe Hamm (R),
Lee James (R),
Tom Jones (R),
Rob Kauffman (R),
Brian Rasel (R),
Brian Smith (R),
James Walsh (R),
Last Action
Referred to Liquor Control (on 02/03/2025)
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