An Act amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, in Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, providing for expungement of citations regarding COVID-19 protocols.
SB 241 requires Pennsylvania's Liquor Control Board to automatically expunge citations issued to retail liquor licensees (such as restaurants, hotels, and clubs) for failing to follow pandemic-related health orders during the Governor's emergency period (March 2020 to end of emergency). It applies specifically to violations of executive actions, Health Secretary orders, or Department guidance related to COVID-19 protocols. The Board must remove these citations within 30 days at no cost to the business, providing written notice of the expungement. This policy change directly affects businesses that received such citations during the pandemic emergency.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Sep 2025
Senate Passage
Sep 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 13, 2025
Last action Sep 11, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Sep 10, 2025
How they voted
28–22
Passed
Total votes 50
Sep 10, 2025
D
Democratic23
95% Nay
R
Republican27
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Sep 11, 2025
Committee
Referred to Liquor Control
lower
Sep 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Sep 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Re-reported as committed
upper
May 7, 2025
Committee
Re-referred to Appropriations
upper
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported as committed
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Committee
Referred to Law & Justice
upper
1 primary · 14 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jarrett Coleman
RRepublican
Co
Chris Gebhard
RRepublican
Co
Cris Dush
RRepublican
Co
Dan Laughlin
RRepublican
Co
Doug Mastriano
RRepublican
Co
Greg Rothman
RRepublican
Co
Kim Ward
RRepublican
Co
Kristin Phillips-Hill
RRepublican
Co
Lisa Baker
RRepublican
Co
Pat Stefano
RRepublican
Co
Rosemary Brown
RRepublican
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