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2023–2024 Regular Session

House Bill 38

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 applications for hotel, restaurant and club liquor licenses and for application for distributors', importing distributors' and retail dispensers' licenses.

Became law as Act 45 of 2023, signed December 14, 2023, 282 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

Its course

March 7 to December 14, 2023, 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 action22 actions on 12 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 7 to May 256 days

Liquor ControlMar 7 to Apr 2650 days

AppropriationsMay 1 to May 21 day

In the SenateMay 2 to Dec 12224 days

Law & JusticeMay 5 to Oct 17165 days

AppropriationsOct 23 to Dec 1149 days

Waiting to be sentDec 12 to Dec 142 days

With the GovernorDec 14 to Dec 140 days

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading201–0

    Passed · May 2

  • Senate, third reading49–1

    Passed · Dec 12

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 7 – May 2

  1. Mar 7Sent to LIQUOR CONTROL
  2. Apr 26LIQUOR CONTROL recommended it
  3. May 1Read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. May 2APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 201 to 0

In the Senate May 5 – Dec 12

  1. May 5Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to LAW AND JUSTICE
  3. Oct 17LAW AND JUSTICE recommended it
  4. Oct 18Read a second time
  5. Oct 23Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  6. Dec 11APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  7. Dec 12Passed the Senate, 49 to 1

To the Governor Dec 12 – Dec 14

  1. Dec 12Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Dec 13Signed in the Senate
  3. Dec 14Sent to the Governor
  4. Signed by the Governor
  5. Became Act 45 of 2023
All 22 actions, as published
  1. Mar 7Referred to LIQUOR CONTROL, March 7, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  2. Apr 26Reported as committed, April 26, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  3. Apr 26First consideration, April 26, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  4. Apr 26Laid on the table, April 26, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  5. Apr 26Removed from table, April 26, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  6. May 1Second consideration, May 1, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  7. May 1Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, May 1, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  8. May 2Re-reported as committed, May 2, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  9. May 2Third consideration and final passage, May 2, 2023 (201-0) [House]House of Representatives
  10. May 5In the Senate [Senate]Senate
  11. May 5Referred to LAW AND JUSTICE, May 5, 2023 [Senate]Senate
  12. Oct 17Reported as committed, Oct. 17, 2023 [Senate]Senate
  13. Oct 17First consideration, Oct. 17, 2023 [Senate]Senate
  14. Oct 18Second consideration, Oct. 18, 2023 [Senate]Senate
  15. Oct 23Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Oct. 23, 2023 [Senate]Senate
  16. Dec 11Re-reported as committed, Dec. 11, 2023 [Senate]Senate
  17. Dec 12Third consideration and final passage, Dec. 12, 2023 (49-1) [Senate]Senate
  18. Dec 12Signed in House, Dec. 12, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  19. Dec 13Signed in Senate, Dec. 13, 2023 [Senate]Senate
  20. Dec 14Presented to the Governor, Dec. 14, 2023Governor
  21. Dec 14Approved by the Governor, Dec. 14, 2023Governor
  22. Dec 14Act No. 45 of 2023, Dec. 14, 2023Governor