An Act amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; and, in general provisions applying to both liquor and malt and brewed beverages, further providing for interlocking business prohibited, for brand registration, for limiting number of retail licenses to be issued in each county and for unlawful acts relative to liquor, malt and brewed beverages and licensees.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2019
Committee Review
Nov 2020
House Passage
Nov 2020
Senate Passage
Nov 2020
Signed into Law
Nov 2020
Introduced Jun 11, 2019
Signed Nov 25, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
9
Committee
10
Amendments
2
Nov 25, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor
lower
Nov 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments
lower
Nov 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
Re-reported on concurrence, as committed
lower
Nov 18, 2020
Committee
Referred to RULES
lower
Nov 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Oct 20, 2020
Introduced
PN 4572 Amended on third consideration
upper
Oct 20, 2020
Upper · Passed
Re-reported as committed
upper
Oct 19, 2020
Committee
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
upper
Oct 19, 2020
Introduced
PN 4544 Amended on third consideration
upper
Oct 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported as committed
upper
Oct 31, 2019
Committee
Referred to LAW AND JUSTICE
upper
Oct 29, 2019
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Oct 29, 2019
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Oct 28, 2019
Committee
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
lower
Oct 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
PN 2737 Reported as amended
lower
Jun 11, 2019
Committee
PN 2101 Referred to LIQUOR CONTROL
lower
1 primary · 18 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Craig Staats
RRepublican
Co
Barry Jozwiak
RRepublican
Co
Chris Sainato
DDemocratic
Co
Danielle Otten
DDemocratic
Co
Frank Farry
RRepublican
Co
Garth D. Everett
RRepublican
Co
Greg Rothman
RRepublican
Co
Jack Rader
RRepublican
Co
Jeff C. Wheeland
RRepublican
Co
Jeffrey P. Pyle
RRepublican
Co
Jim Struzzi
RRepublican
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