# Pennsylvania SB 1248: An Act designating rye whiskey as the official State spirit of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania SB 1248, An Act designating rye whiskey as the official State spirit of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Camera Bartolotta (Republican); status passed senate, last action 2026-07-12 (Referred to Liquor Control) (as of 2026-10-24).

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- As of: 2026-10-24
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Pennsylvania SB 1248
- State: Pennsylvania
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: An Act designating rye whiskey as the official State spirit of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
- Status: passed senate
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-03-30
- Last action: 2026-07-12, Referred to Liquor Control
- Sponsor: Camera Bartolotta (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Camera Bartolotta (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Devlin J. Robinson (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Elder A. Vogel Jr. (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lindsey Marie Williams (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michele Brooks (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Steven J. Santarsiero (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (6)

- 2026-07-12: Referred to Liquor Control (House)
- 2026-07-12: Third consideration and final passage (43-7) (Senate)
- 2026-07-11: Second consideration (Senate)
- 2026-06-30: First consideration (Senate)
- 2026-06-30: Reported as committed (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Referred to State Government (Senate)

## Bill text

- PN 1546, 2026-03-30: [HTML](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/SB1248/PN1546), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/SB1248/PN1546), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/SB1248/PN1546)

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## Sources
- [PN 1546 (HTML)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/SB1248/PN1546)
- [PN 1546 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/SB1248/PN1546)
- [PN 1546 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/SB1248/PN1546)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/PA-SB1248-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-24).