PennsylvaniaHB 5592025-2026 Regular SessionHouse

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 providi . . .ng 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.

Sponsored By: Marylouise Isaacson (Democratic)

Passed Senate

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Bill Overview

No Economic Impacts Identified for this Bill

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Marylouise Isaacson

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

  • Benjamin V. Sanchez

    Democratic • House

  • Carol Hill-Evans

    Democratic • House

  • Daniel J. Deasy

    Democratic • House

  • Danielle Friel Otten

    Democratic • House

  • G. Roni Green

    Democratic • House

  • Joe Webster

    Democratic • House

  • Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz

    Democratic • House

  • Jonathan Fritz

    Republican • House

  • Jose Giral

    Democratic • House

  • Joseph C. Hohenstein

    Democratic • House

  • Marci Mustello

    Republican • House

  • Mindy Fee

    Republican • House

  • Russ Diamond

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 347 • No: 0

committee vote • 10/20/2026

22 0

Yes: 22 • No: 0

committee vote • 10/19/2026

11 0

Yes: 11 • No: 0

committee vote • 10/19/2026

11 0

Yes: 11 • No: 0

committee vote • 10/19/2026

11 0

Yes: 11 • No: 0

House vote • 6/23/2025

House Bill 559 PN1697, FINAL PASSAGE

Yes: 203 • No: 0

committee vote • 6/17/2025

37 0

Yes: 37 • No: 0

committee vote • 5/13/2025

26 0

Yes: 26 • No: 0

committee vote • 5/13/2025

26 0

Yes: 26 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Referred to Rules

    10/22/2026House
  2. Third consideration and final passage (43-7)

    10/21/2026Senate
  3. Amended on third consideration (44-6)

    10/21/2026Senate
  4. Re-reported as committed

    10/20/2026Senate
  5. Re-referred to Appropriations

    10/20/2026Senate
  6. Second consideration

    10/20/2026Senate
  7. First consideration

    10/19/2026Senate
  8. Reported as amended

    10/19/2026Senate
  9. Referred to Law & Justice

    6/24/2025Senate
  10. Third consideration and final passage (203-0)

    6/23/2025House
  11. Re-reported as committed

    6/17/2025House
  12. Re-committed to Appropriations

    6/16/2025House
  13. Second consideration

    6/16/2025House
  14. Removed from table

    6/10/2025House
  15. Laid on the table

    5/13/2025House
  16. First consideration

    5/13/2025House
  17. Reported as amended

    5/13/2025House
  18. Referred to Liquor Control

    2/12/2025House

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