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PA SB241
In Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, providing for expungement of citations regarding COVID-19 protocols.
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Introduced
02/13/2025
02/13/2025
In Committee
05/07/2025
05/07/2025
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 expungement of citations regarding COVID-19 protocols.
AI Summary
This bill provides a mechanism for expunging citations issued to certain liquor-licensed establishments for COVID-19 protocol violations during the state of emergency declared on March 6, 2020. Specifically, the bill requires the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) or its enforcement bureau to automatically clear citations given to retail licensees (such as hotels, restaurants, clubs, and catering establishments) for failing to comply with COVID-19-related executive orders, health department guidance, or emergency proclamations. The expungement must occur within 30 days of the bill's effective date at no cost to the licensee, and the PLCB must provide formal notice of the expungement to each affected business. This legislation effectively removes potential penalties or record of violations that businesses may have incurred during the challenging early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic when rapidly changing health protocols and emergency orders were in place, offering a form of retroactive relief to liquor-licensed establishments that were navigating unprecedented challenges during the public health emergency.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Justice
Sponsors (14)
Jarrett Coleman (R)*,
Lisa Baker (R),
Rosemary Brown (R),
Cris Dush (R),
Scott Hutchinson (R),
Wayne Langerholc (R),
Dan Laughlin (R),
Scott Martin (R),
Doug Mastriano (R),
Tracy Pennycuick (R),
Kristin Phillips-Hill (R),
Greg Rothman (R),
Pat Stefano (R),
Kim Ward (R),
Last Action
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS (on 05/07/2025)
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