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PA HB 559

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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 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 malt and brewed beverages manufacturers', distributors' and importing distributors' licenses and for malt and brewed beverages retail licenses.

Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session (209th General Assembly) · lower

Introduced
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Status date
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Latest action
2025-06-24 — Referred to Law & Justice
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Marylouise Isaacsonprimary
  • Johanny Cepeda-Freytizcosponsor
  • Jose Giralcosponsor
  • G. Roni Greencosponsor
  • Carol Hill-Evanscosponsor
  • Joseph Hohensteincosponsor
  • Danielle Friel Ottencosponsor
  • Benjamin Sanchezcosponsor
  • Joe Webstercosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-12

    Referred to Liquor Control

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-05-13

    Reported as amended

    amendment-passage,committee-passage

  3. 2025-05-13

    First consideration

    reading-1

  4. 2025-05-13

    Laid on the table

  5. 2025-06-10

    Removed from table

  6. 2025-06-16

    Second consideration

    reading-2

  7. 2025-06-16

    Re-committed to Appropriations

    referral-committee

  8. 2025-06-17

    Re-reported as committed

    committee-passage

  9. 2025-06-23

    Third consideration and final passage

    passage,reading-3

  10. 2025-06-24

    Referred to Law & Justice

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Committee vote (Liquor Control): Report Bill As Amended

    2025-05-13 · pass · 26-0

    Member-level votes (26)
    • Daniel Deasy: yes
    • Jessica Benham: yes
    • Amen Brown: yes
    • Jose Giral: yes
    • Dan Goughnour: yes
    • Manuel Guzman: yes
    • Marylouise Isaacson: yes
    • Malcolm Kenyatta: yes
    • Steven Malagari: yes
    • Joe Mcandrew: yes
    • Danielle Friel Otten: yes
    • Lindsay Powell: yes
    • Abigail Salisbury: yes
    • Melissa Shusterman: yes
    • Mindy Fee: yes
    • Mike Armanini: yes
    • Jonathan Fritz: yes
    • Valerie Gaydos: yes
    • Robert Leadbeter: yes
    • Abby Major: yes
    • Thomas Mehaffie: yes
    • Natalie Mihalek: yes
    • Marci Mustello: yes
    • Jim Rigby: yes
    • Brian Smith: yes
    • Joanne Stehr: yes

  • Committee vote (Liquor Control): Adopt Amendment

    2025-05-13 · pass · 26-0

    Member-level votes (26)
    • Daniel Deasy: yes
    • Jessica Benham: yes
    • Amen Brown: yes
    • Jose Giral: yes
    • Dan Goughnour: yes
    • Manuel Guzman: yes
    • Marylouise Isaacson: yes
    • Malcolm Kenyatta: yes
    • Steven Malagari: yes
    • Joe Mcandrew: yes
    • Danielle Friel Otten: yes
    • Lindsay Powell: yes
    • Abigail Salisbury: yes
    • Melissa Shusterman: yes
    • Mindy Fee: yes
    • Mike Armanini: yes
    • Jonathan Fritz: yes
    • Valerie Gaydos: yes
    • Robert Leadbeter: yes
    • Abby Major: yes
    • Thomas Mehaffie: yes
    • Natalie Mihalek: yes
    • Marci Mustello: yes
    • Jim Rigby: yes
    • Brian Smith: yes
    • Joanne Stehr: yes

  • Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-report Bill As Committed

    2025-06-17 · pass · 37-0

    Member-level votes (37)
    • Jordan Harris: yes
    • Aerion Abney: yes
    • Anthony Bellmon: yes
    • Tim Brennan: yes
    • Gina Curry: yes
    • Justin Fleming: yes
    • Paul Friel: yes
    • Pat Gallagher: yes
    • Manuel Guzman: yes
    • Tarik Khan: yes
    • Emily Kinkead: yes
    • Bridget Kosierowski: yes
    • Dave Madsen: yes
    • Steven Malagari: yes
    • La'Tasha Mayes: yes
    • Kyle Mullins: yes
    • Abigail Salisbury: yes
    • Benjamin Sanchez: yes
    • Joshua Siegel: yes
    • Ben Waxman: yes
    • Joe Webster: yes
    • Regina G. Young: yes
    • James Struzzi: yes
    • Jamie Barton: yes
    • Marla Brown: yes
    • Eric Davanzo: yes
    • Torren Ecker: yes
    • Ann Flood: yes
    • Joshua Kail: yes
    • Charity Krupa: yes
    • Thomas Kutz: yes
    • Zachary Mako: yes
    • Kristin Marcell: yes
    • Marci Mustello: yes
    • Eric Nelson: yes
    • Jeff Olsommer: yes
    • Ryan Warner: yes

  • FINAL PASSAGE

    2025-06-23 · pass · 203-0

    Member-level votes (203)
    • Aerion Abney: yes
    • Marc Anderson: yes
    • Mike Armanini: yes
    • Jacob Banta: yes
    • Scott Barger: yes
    • Jamie Barton: yes
    • Josh Bashline: yes
    • Anthony Bellmon: yes
    • Jessica Benham: yes
    • Kerry Benninghoff: yes
    • Aaron Bernstine: yes
    • Ryan Bizzarro: yes
    • Timothy Bonner: yes
    • Stephanie Borowicz: yes
    • Lisa Borowski: yes
    • Heather Boyd: yes
    • Matthew Bradford: yes
    • Tim Brennan: yes
    • Tim Briggs: yes
    • Amen Brown: yes
    • Marla Brown: yes
    • Danilo Burgos: yes
    • Frank Burns: yes
    • Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz: yes
    • Andre Carroll: yes
    • Martin Causer: yes
    • Morgan Cephas: yes
    • Melissa Cerrato: yes
    • Joe Ciresi: yes
    • Scott Conklin: yes
    • Bud Cook: yes
    • Jill Cooper: yes
    • Gina Curry: yes
    • Bryan Cutler: yes
    • Joseph D'Orsie: yes
    • Mary Jo Daley: yes
    • Eric Davanzo: yes
    • Nathan Davidson: yes
    • Tina Davis: yes
    • Jason Dawkins: yes
    • Gary Day: yes
    • Daniel Deasy: yes
    • David Delloso: yes
    • Sheryl Delozier: yes
    • Russ Diamond: yes
    • Kyle Donahue: yes
    • Sean Dougherty: yes
    • Torren Ecker: yes
    • Joe Emrick: yes
    • Mindy Fee: yes
    • Elizabeth Fiedler: yes
    • Wendy Fink: yes
    • Justin Fleming: yes
    • Jamie Flick: yes
    • Ann Flood: yes
    • Dan Frankel: yes
    • Robert Freeman: yes
    • Paul Friel: yes
    • Jonathan Fritz: yes
    • Pat Gallagher: yes
    • Valerie Gaydos: yes
    • Mark Gillen: yes
    • Jose Giral: yes
    • Barbara Gleim: yes
    • Dan Goughnour: yes
    • G. Roni Green: yes
    • Keith Greiner: yes
    • Seth Grove: yes
    • Nancy Guenst: yes
    • Manuel Guzman: yes
    • Jim Haddock: yes
    • Joe Hamm: yes
    • Liz Hanbidge: yes
    • Patrick Harkins: yes
    • Jordan Harris: yes
    • Keith Harris: yes
    • Doyle Heffley: yes
    • Carol Hill-Evans: yes
    • Joe Hogan: yes
    • Joseph Hohenstein: yes
    • Kristine Howard: yes
    • John Inglis Iii: yes
    • Rich Irvin: yes
    • Marylouise Isaacson: yes
    • R. Lee James: yes
    • Mike Jones: yes
    • Tom Jones: yes
    • Joshua Kail: yes
    • Rob Kauffman: yes
    • Carol Kazeem: yes
    • Malcolm Kenyatta: yes
    • Dallas Kephart: yes
    • Joe Kerwin: yes
    • Tarik Khan: yes
    • Emily Kinkead: yes
    • Kate Klunk: yes
    • Bridget Kosierowski: yes
    • Roman Kozak: yes
    • Rick Krajewski: yes
    • Leanne Krueger: yes
    • Charity Krupa: yes
    • Anita Kulik: yes
    • Thomas Kutz: yes
    • Andrew Kuzma: yes
    • Shelby Labs: yes
    • John Lawrence: yes
    • Robert Leadbeter: yes
    • Milou Mackenzie: yes
    • Maureen Madden: yes
    • Dave Madsen: yes
    • Abby Major: yes
    • Zachary Mako: yes
    • Steven Malagari: yes
    • David Maloney: yes
    • Kristin Marcell: yes
    • Brandon Markosek: yes
    • Robert Matzie: yes
    • La'Tasha Mayes: yes
    • Joe Mcandrew: yes
    • Joanna Mcclinton: yes
    • Jeanne Mcneill: yes
    • Thomas Mehaffie: yes
    • Steven Mentzer: yes
    • Robert Merski: yes
    • Carl Metzgar: yes
    • Natalie Mihalek: yes
    • Brett Miller: yes
    • Dan Miller: yes
    • Dan Moul: yes
    • Kyle Mullins: yes
    • Brian Munroe: yes
    • Marci Mustello: yes
    • Ed Neilson: yes
    • Eric Nelson: yes
    • Napoleon J. Nelson: yes
    • Jennifer O'Mara: yes
    • Timothy J. O'Neal: yes
    • Jeff Olsommer: yes
    • Jason Ortitay: yes
    • Danielle Friel Otten: yes
    • Clint Owlett: yes
    • Darisha K. Parker: yes
    • Eddie Pashinski: yes
    • Tina Pickett: yes
    • Chris Pielli: yes
    • Lindsay Powell: yes
    • Tarah Probst: yes
    • Jim Prokopiak: yes
    • Brenda Pugh: yes
    • Christopher Rabb: yes
    • Jack Rader: yes
    • Kathy Rapp: yes
    • Brian Rasel: yes
    • Chad Reichard: yes
    • Jim Rigby: yes
    • Nikki Rivera: yes
    • Brad Roae: yes
    • Leslie Rossi: yes
    • David Rowe: yes
    • Jacklyn Rusnock: yes
    • Alec Ryncavage: yes
    • Abigail Salisbury: yes
    • Steve Samuelson: yes
    • Benjamin Sanchez: yes
    • Christina Sappey: yes
    • Donna Scheuren: yes
    • John Schlegel: yes
    • Michael Schlossberg: yes
    • Louis Schmitt: yes
    • Peter Schweyer: yes
    • Stephenie Scialabba: yes
    • Greg Scott: yes
    • Jeremy Shaffer: yes
    • Melissa Shusterman: yes
    • Joshua Siegel: yes
    • Brian Smith: yes
    • Ismail Smith-Wade-El: yes
    • Jared Solomon: yes
    • Craig Staats: yes
    • Perry A. Stambaugh: yes
    • Mandy Steele: yes
    • Joanne Stehr: yes
    • Michael Stender: yes
    • James Struzzi: yes
    • Paul Takac: yes
    • Kathleen Tomlinson: yes
    • Jesse Topper: yes
    • Tim Twardzik: yes
    • Arvind Venkat: yes
    • Greg Vitali: yes
    • Jamie Walsh: yes
    • Ryan Warner: yes
    • Perry Warren: yes
    • Dane Watro: yes
    • Ben Waxman: yes
    • Eric Weaknecht: yes
    • Joe Webster: yes
    • Parke Wentling: yes
    • Martina White: yes
    • Craig Williams: yes
    • Dan Williams: yes
    • Regina G. Young: yes
    • David Zimmerman: yes

Related bills

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Official source

https://www.palegis.us/house/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=28&rollcallid=550&sessYr=2025&sessInd=0

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