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PA HB1413
Bill
Status
5/6/2025
Primary Sponsor
Anthony Bellmon
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AI Summary
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Redefines "eating place," "hotel," and "restaurant" to require "substantial food offerings sufficient to constitute a meal" (at least two entrées and two sides on a printed menu available to 30 persons) whenever alcohol is served, with seating accessible during all alcohol service hours
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Allows the PA Liquor Control Board to contract with up to seven hearing examiners (increased from five) and shifts all license-related appeals from county courts of common pleas to Commonwealth Court with appellate review based solely on the administrative record
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Creates new Section 470.4 establishing Bureau of Licensing inspections and automatic 10-day administrative suspensions for licensees failing to maintain minimum requirements (seating, square footage, food, health permits), with $2,000 fine and 30-day suspension for first offense and $4,000 fine with 60-day suspension or revocation for second offense within 12 months
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Increases fine ranges for license violations from $50-$1,000 to $250-$2,000 for standard violations and from $1,000-$5,000 to $2,000-$10,000 for serious violations (sales to minors, visibly intoxicated persons, drug offenses, prostitution)
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Requires license applicants to provide local tax identification numbers and obtain clearance from local tax authorities in addition to existing state tax requirements, with license renewals denied for unpaid local taxes
Legislative Description
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 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.
Last Action
Referred to Liquor Control
5/6/2025