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PA SB765
In licenses and regulations and liquor, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages, further providing for sale of malt or brewed beverages by liquor licensees, for wine expanded permits and for retail dispensers' restrictions on purchases and sales.
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Introduced
05/22/2025
05/22/2025
In Committee
05/22/2025
05/22/2025
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 sale of malt or brewed beverages by liquor licensees, for wine expanded permits and for retail dispensers' restrictions on purchases and sales.
AI Summary
This bill modifies Pennsylvania's Liquor Code to provide more flexibility for businesses with wine expanded permits and liquor licenses regarding the sale of malt, brewed, and wine beverages. Specifically, the bill removes the previous 11,000 square foot building size restriction, allowing restaurant and retail liquor licensees to sell beverages for off-premises consumption through registers in connected businesses, regardless of building size. The bill also expands where wine can be displayed, stored, and sold within connected business areas, not just in a strictly designated licensed area. Additionally, the bill clarifies age verification requirements, mandating the use of transaction scan devices for customers who appear under 35 years old and specifying that sales clerks must be at least 18 years old and trained. The bill maintains restrictions on sharing customer data from transaction scans and requires that wine sales occur on licensed premises or within the same building, with certain staffing and scanning protocols. These changes aim to provide more operational flexibility for businesses with liquor and wine permits while maintaining age verification and sales standards. The bill will take effect 60 days after enactment.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (6)
Judy Ward (R)*,
Tracy Pennycuick (R),
Kristin Phillips-Hill (R),
Greg Rothman (R),
Pat Stefano (R),
Gene Yaw (R),
Last Action
Referred to LAW AND JUSTICE (on 05/22/2025)
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