Pennsylvania Senate Bill 21

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-1)
Status: Introduced on April 28 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-04-28 - Referred to Law & Justice
Pending: Senate Law & Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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 provid ing 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, 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.

In preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, further provid ing 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, 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.

Sen. Anthony Williams [D]	Sen. Frank Farry [R]	Sen. Sharif Street [D]	Sen. Jay Costa [D]
Sen. Lisa Boscola [D]	Sen. Nikil Saval [D]	Sen. Steven Santarsiero [D]	Sen. Timothy Kearney [D]
Sen. Wayne Fontana [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-04-28	Senate	Referred to Law & Justice

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/sb21
Text	https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/SB0021/PN0689