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PA HB1171
PA HB1171In licenses and regulations and liquor, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages, further providing for wine expanded permits.
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Introduced
04/09/2025
04/09/2025
In Committee
04/09/2025
04/09/2025
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 wine expanded permits.
AI Summary
This bill modifies the Pennsylvania Liquor Code by changing rules for wine expanded permits, which are special licenses that allow certain establishments to sell wine for both on-site and off-site consumption. Specifically, the bill removes a previous restriction that limited off-premises wine sales after 11 PM, instead allowing wine expanded permit holders to sell wine for off-premises consumption during their regular alcohol sales hours. The bill also maintains the existing provision that permit holders can sell up to 3,000 milliliters of wine in a single transaction. This change provides more flexibility for businesses with wine expanded permits by removing time-based constraints on off-premises wine sales. The modifications will take effect 60 days after the bill's enactment, giving businesses and regulators time to adjust to the new rules. The bill represents a small but potentially meaningful adjustment to Pennsylvania's liquor regulations that could benefit restaurants, bars, and other venues with wine expanded permits.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry
Sponsors (5)
Last Action
Referred to Liquor Control (on 04/09/2025)
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