SB 985 Pennsylvania Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

An Act amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, in licenses and regulations and liquor, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages, further providing for ready-to-drink cocktail permit, for authority to acquire ready-to-drink cocktail permits, for distributors' and importing distributors' restrictions on sales, storage, etc. and for unlawful acts relative to malt or brewed beverages and licensees.

SB 985 amends Pennsylvania's Liquor Code to change rules for ready-to-drink cocktail permits. It specifically allows businesses to acquire these permits and clarifies restrictions on how distributors can sell, store, or handle these beverages. The bill directly affects businesses that produce, distribute, or sell ready-to-drink cocktails, including limitations on distributor activities. Key provisions focus on updating permit processes and defining distributor responsibilities under the existing liquor regulations.
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Sep 2025
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Introduced Sep 4, 2025 Last action Sep 4, 2025
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