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2019–2020 Regular Session

House Bill 947

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; in licenses and regulations, liquor, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages, further providing for sales and liquor licensees and restrictions, for performing arts facility license, for limiting number of retail licenses to be issued in each county, for licenses not assignable and transfers and for hours of operation relative to manufacturers, importing distributors and distributors; and, in distilleries, wineries, bonded warehouses, bailees for hire and transporters for hire, further providing for distilleries.

Became law as Act 86 of 2019, signed November 21, 2019, 241 days after it was filed.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

14 co-sponsors

ROBERT FREEMAN, Danielle Friel Otten, Carol Hill-Evans, Michael H. Schlossberg, Maureen E. Madden, Anita Astorino Kulik, DANIEL J. DEASY JR., ADAM J. RAVENSTAHL, Steven R. Malagari, WILLIAM C. KORTZ II, Malcolm Kenyatta, Mike Zabel, David M. Delloso, MARIA P. DONATUCCI

Its course

March 25 to November 21, 2019, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action28 actions on 13 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 25 to Apr 1622 days

Liquor ControlMar 25 to Apr 814 days

AppropriationsApr 15 to Apr 161 day

In the SenateApr 16 to Nov 19217 days

Law & JusticeApr 22 to Jun 1857 days

AppropriationsJun 19 to Oct 21124 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesNov 19 to Nov 201 day

Waiting to be sentNov 20 to Nov 211 day

With the GovernorNov 21 to Nov 210 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • House of Representatives, third reading197–0

    Passed · Apr 16

  • Senate, third reading48–1

    Passed · Nov 19

  • House of Representatives, concurrence194–3

    Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Nov 20

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 8

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 18

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Nov 18

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Mar 25 – Apr 16

  1. Mar 25Sent to LIQUOR CONTROL
  2. Apr 8LIQUOR CONTROL recommended it as amended
  3. Apr 15Read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. Apr 16APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 197 to 0

In the Senate Apr 22 – Nov 19

  1. Apr 22Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to LAW AND JUSTICE
  3. Jun 18LAW AND JUSTICE recommended it as amended
  4. Jun 19Read a second time
  5. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  6. Oct 21APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  7. Nov 18Amended on the floor
  8. Nov 19Passed the Senate, 48 to 1

Back in the House of Representatives Nov 20

  1. Nov 20Returned to the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to RULES
  3. The House of Representatives agreed to the other chamber's changes, 194 to 3
  4. Signed in the House of Representatives

To the Governor Nov 20 – Nov 21

  1. Nov 20Signed in the Senate
  2. Nov 21Sent to the Governor
  3. Signed by the Governor
  4. Became Act 86 of 2019
All 28 actions, as published
  1. Mar 25Referred to LIQUOR CONTROL, March 25, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  2. Apr 8Reported as amended, April 8, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  3. Apr 8First consideration, April 8, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  4. Apr 8Laid on the table, April 8, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  5. Apr 10Removed from table, April 10, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  6. Apr 15Second consideration, April 15, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  7. Apr 15Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, April 15, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  8. Apr 16Re-reported as committed, April 16, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  9. Apr 16Third consideration and final passage, April 16, 2019 (197-0) [House]House of Representatives
  10. Apr 22In the Senate [Senate]Senate
  11. Apr 22Referred to LAW AND JUSTICE, April 22, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  12. Jun 18Reported as amended, June 18, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  13. Jun 18First consideration, June 18, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  14. Jun 19Second consideration, June 19, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  15. Jun 19Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, June 19, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  16. Oct 21Re-reported as committed, Oct. 21, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  17. Nov 18Amended on third consideration, Nov. 18, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  18. Nov 19Third consideration and final passage, Nov. 19, 2019 (48-1) [Senate]Senate
  19. Nov 20In the House [House]House of Representatives
  20. Nov 20Referred to RULES, Nov. 20, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  21. Nov 20Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, Nov. 20, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  22. Nov 20House concurred in Senate amendments, Nov. 20, 2019 (194-3) [House]House of Representatives
  23. Nov 20(Remarks see House Journal Page 1913-1914), Nov. 20, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  24. Nov 20Signed in House, Nov. 20, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  25. Nov 20Signed in Senate, Nov. 20, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  26. Nov 21Presented to the Governor, Nov. 21, 2019Governor
  27. Nov 21Approved by the Governor, Nov. 21, 2019Governor
  28. Nov 21Act No. 86Governor