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Committees · 2025–2026 Regular Session

Liquor Control

A House of Representatives committee, in every session since the 2017–2018 session.

Other sessions: 2023–2024 · 2021–2022 · 2019–2020 · 2017–2018

Members

In the 2025–2026 Regular Session. Each name leads to the member's page.

Bills, so far

Bills sent to the committee in the 2025–2026 Regular Session so far.

  • Bills sent32

    1% of the bills the House of Representatives sent to committees

  • Reported out22%

    7 of 32; 25 still in committee

  • Time in committeetoo few to say

  • Amendments offered3

    committee amendments

In every session

Each session on day 667 of its term, or its last day if its term was shorter. The 2025–2026 is so far.

  • 2025–2026 · so far32 bills

    reported 22% · too few to say · 3 amendments · 26 members

  • 2023–202436 bills

    reported 39% · typically 29 days, most 18–50 · 9 amendments · 25 members

  • 2021–202252 bills

    reported 23% · typically 35 days, most 22–37 · 6 amendments · 25 members

  • 2019–202056 bills

    reported 32% · typically 38 days, most 19–108 · 8 amendments · 25 members

  • 2017–201837 bills

    reported 27% · typically 11 days, most 6–40 · 6 amendments · 26 members

Bills it was sent

Each time a bill was sent to the committee in the 2025–2026 Regular Session, newest first.

32 bills

  • House Bill 2809 · An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in trade and commerce, providing for the offense of unlicensed sale of liquor; and making a repeal.

    Still in committee since September 29, 2026

  • House Bill 2757 · An Act designating rye whiskey as the official State spirit of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

    Still in committee since September 1, 2026

  • House Bill 2756 · 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 Task Force on Drink Spiking Response and Intervention.

    Still in committee since August 31, 2026

  • Senate Bill 1248 · An Act designating rye whiskey as the official State spirit of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

    Still in committee since July 12, 2026

  • House Bill 2680 · An Act designating rye whiskey as the official State spirit of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

    Still in committee since June 30, 2026

  • House Bill 2466 · 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 sales by liquor licensees and restrictions, providing for event permits and further providing for unlawful acts relative to malt or brewed beverages and licensees.

    Still in committee since May 4, 2026

  • House Bill 2467 · 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 sales by liquor licensees and restrictions.

    Still in committee since May 4, 2026

  • House Bill 2471 · 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 Philadelphia 250 permits.

    Still in committee since April 29, 2026

  • House Bill 2421 · 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 sales by liquor licensees and restrictions, providing for event permits and further providing for unlawful acts relative to malt or brewed beverages and licensees.

    Still in committee since April 22, 2026

  • Senate Bill 1218 · 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, providing for Philadelphia 250 permits and further providing for special sporting event permits for public venue licensees; and, in distilleries, wineries, bonded warehouses, bailees for hire and transporters for hire, further providing for limited distilleries and distilleries.

    Sent March 18, 2026 · Reported out after 5 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

  • House Bill 2147 · An Act amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, in distilleries, wineries, bonded warehouses, bailees for hire and transporters for hire, further providing for limited distilleries and distilleries.

    Sent January 20, 2026 · Reported out after 58 days

  • House Bill 2142 · An Act repealing the act of June 9, 1936 (Sp.Sess.1, P.L.13, No.4), entitled "An act imposing an emergency State tax on liquor, as herein defined, sold by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board; providing for the collection and payment of such tax; and imposing duties upon the Department of Revenue and the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board."

    Still in committee since January 14, 2026

  • Senate Bill 241 · 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.

    Still in committee since September 11, 2025

  • House Bill 1702 · 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 licenses and regulations, liquor, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages, further providing for unlawful acts relative to liquor, alcohol and liquor licensees.

    Sent July 7, 2025 · Reported out after 2 days · then passed the House of Representatives

  • House Bill 1618 · 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, providing for restaurant satellite location permit.

    Still in committee since June 17, 2025

  • House Bill 1468 · An Act amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, in Pennsylvania Liquor Stores, further providing for sales by Pennsylvania Liquor Stores.

    Still in committee since May 15, 2025

  • House Bill 1451 · 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 wine expanded permits, for ready-to-drink cocktail permit, for revocation and suspension of licenses and fines and for responsible alcohol management; and, in distilleries, wineries, bonded warehouses, bailees for hire and transporters for hire, providing for transporters for hire.

    Still in committee since May 13, 2025

  • House Bill 1455 · 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 licenses and regulations relating to liquor, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages, further providing for applications for hotel, restaurant and club liquor licenses, for issuance, transfer or extension of hotel, restaurant and club liquor licenses, for license fees, for sale of malt or brewed beverages by liquor licensees and for malt and brewed beverages manufacturers', distributors' and importing distributors' licenses.

    Still in committee since May 13, 2025

  • House Bill 1413 · 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 Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, further providing for Office of Administrative Law Judge; in licenses and regulations and liquor, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages, further providing for hearings upon refusal of licenses, renewals or transfers and appeals and for renewal of licenses and temporary provisions for licensees in armed service, providing for failure to maintain minimum requirements for licensure and further providing for revocation and suspension of licenses and fines, for applicants to provide State tax identification numbers and statement of State tax status, waiver of confidentiality of information in the possession of the Department of Revenue and other departments and review of State tax status and for rights of municipalities preserved; in distilleries, wineries, bonded warehouses, bailees for hire and transporters for hire, further providing for appeals; and imposing penalties.

    Still in committee since May 6, 2025

  • House Bill 1171 · 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 wine expanded permits.

    Still in committee since April 9, 2025

12 more

  • House Bill 1173 · An Act amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, in Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, further providing for enforcement.

    Sent April 9, 2025 · Reported out after 34 days

  • House Bill 1118 · 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 renewal of licenses and temporary provisions for licensees in armed service.

    Still in committee since April 3, 2025

  • House Bill 1071 · An Act amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, in distilleries, wineries, bonded warehouses, bailees for hire and transporters for hire, further providing for limited wineries.

    Still in committee since March 31, 2025

  • House Bill 1041 · 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 breweries; and, in distilleries, wineries, bonded warehouses, bailees for hire and transporters for hire, further providing for limited distilleries and distilleries.

    Still in committee since March 25, 2025

  • House Bill 932 · 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 monthly shipment of malt or brewed beverages.

    Still in committee since March 17, 2025

  • House Bill 885 · An Act amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, in Pennsylvania Liquor Stores, further providing for sales by Pennsylvania Liquor Stores; and, in licenses and regulations and liquor, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages, further providing for malt and brewed beverages manufacturers', distributors' and importing distributors' licenses.

    Still in committee since March 11, 2025

  • House Bill 828 · An Act amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, in licenses and regulations for liquor, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages, further providing for license auction.

    Sent March 10, 2025 · Reported out after 121 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted

  • House Bill 559 · 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 Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, further providing for Office of Administrative Law Judge; in Pennsylvania liquor stores, further providing for sales by Pennsylvania liquor stores; in licenses and regulations and liquor, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages, further providing for license districts, license period and hearings, for issuance, transfer or extension of hotel, restaurant and club liquor licenses, for wine and spirits auction permits, for ready-to-drink cocktail permits, for malt and brewed beverages manufacturers', distributors' and importing distributors' licenses, for malt and brewed beverages retail licenses, for limiting number of retail licenses to be issued in each county and for renewal of licenses and temporary provisions for licensees in armed service, providing for failure to maintain minimum requirements for licensure and further providing for revocation and suspension of licenses and fines, for applicants to provide State tax identification numbers and statement of State tax status, waiver of confidentiality of information in the possession of the Department of Revenue and other departments and review of State tax status and for rights of municipalities preserved; and imposing penalties.

    Sent February 12, 2025 · Reported out after 90 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives

  • House Bill 467 · 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 licenses and regulations, liquor, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages, further providing for sales by liquor licensees and restrictions, providing for special sporting event permits for public venue licensees and further providing for retail dispensers' restrictions on purchases and sales, for breweries and for unlawful acts relative to liquor, malt and brewed beverages and licensees.

    Sent February 4, 2025 · Reported out after 42 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

  • House Bill 450 · 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 amnesty for disciplinary actions regarding COVID-19 protocols.

    Still in committee since February 3, 2025

  • House Bill 457 · An Act amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, in distilleries, wineries, bonded warehouses, bailees for hire and transporters for hire, further providing for containers to be labeled.

    Still in committee since February 3, 2025

  • House Bill 380 · 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.

    Still in committee since January 28, 2025