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PA HB1041
PA HB1041In licenses and regulations and liquor, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages, further providing for breweries; and, in distilleries, wineries, bonded warehouses, bailees for hire and transporters for hire, further providing for limited distilleries and distilleries.
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Introduced
03/25/2025
03/25/2025
In Committee
03/25/2025
03/25/2025
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 licenses and regulations and liquor, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages, further providing for breweries; and, in distilleries, wineries, bonded warehouses, bailees for hire and transporters for hire, further providing for limited distilleries and distilleries.
AI Summary
This bill amends Pennsylvania's Liquor Code to allow a single business entity to simultaneously hold and operate both a brewery license and a limited distillery license at the same physical location. The key provisions include: allowing manufacturing of both liquor and malt or brewed beverages in the same area, with license areas that can be clearly delineated and potentially overlapping; ensuring that each license can only operate during its permitted hours; permitting citations for location-related activities to be issued against one or both licenses; and treating the dual-licensed location as a single entity for regulatory purposes such as on-premise alcohol consumption ratios. This change provides more flexibility for beverage manufacturers by allowing them to produce different types of alcoholic beverages under two different licenses at the same facility, potentially streamlining operations and reducing overhead costs. The bill will take effect 60 days after its enactment, giving businesses time to adjust to the new regulations.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry
Sponsors (14)
Jonathan Fritz (R)*,
Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D),
Joe Ciresi (D),
Mindy Fee (R),
José Giral (D),
Nancy Guenst (D),
Lee James (R),
Steve Malagari (D),
Jeffrey Olsommer (R),
Danielle Otten (D),
Tina Pickett (R),
Brian Smith (R),
Mandy Steele (D),
Michael Stender (R),
Last Action
Referred to Liquor Control (on 03/25/2025)
Bill Topics
Banking, Finance, and Domestic Commerce
- ‐ Beverage Industry Regulation
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2025&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=1041 | 03/25/2025 |
| BillText | https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2025&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1041&pn=1130 | 03/25/2025 |
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