---
type: "Bill"
title: "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 relating to liquor, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages, further providing for special occasion permits and for wine and spirits auction permits."
description: "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 relating to liquor, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages, further providing for special occasion permits and for wine and spirits auction permits."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 1542"
citation: "Pennsylvania HB 1542 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Saylor"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 23
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2019-06-03T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-12-27T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0b95f78f-b533-46f5-8c8e-edec262ba2a1"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=B&BN=1542"
source_hash: "81b196924837bb68374d6282ae81c0e29d6678b5b75cce0e349e467de2a237e6"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-pa"]
---

# Pennsylvania HB 1542 (2019-2020) — 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 relating to liquor, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages, further providing for special occasion permits and for wine and spirits auction permits.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **House Amendment A02820** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/HA/Public/HaCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sYear=2019&sInd=0&body=H&type=B&bn=1542&pn=1959&aYear=2019&an=02820)
2. **House Amendment A02846** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/HA/Public/HaCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sYear=2019&sInd=0&body=H&type=B&bn=1542&pn=2513&aYear=2019&an=02846)
3. **House Amendment A02903** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/HA/Public/HaCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sYear=2019&sInd=0&body=H&type=B&bn=1542&pn=2513&aYear=2019&an=02903)
4. **Printer's No. 1959** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1542&pn=1959)
5. **Printer's No. 2513** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1542&pn=2513)
6. **Printer's No. 2601** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1542&pn=2601)
7. **Printer's No. 2889** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1542&pn=2889)
8. **Senate Amendment A03846** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/HA/Public/HaCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sYear=2019&sInd=0&body=H&type=B&bn=1542&pn=2601&aYear=2019&an=03846)

## Votes

- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (LAW AND JUSTICE): Reported as Amended — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- HB 1542 PN 2513, 2019 A2903, HEFFLEY — **199–0** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE — **199–0** (pass) · lower
- HB 1542 PN 2513, 2019 A2846, SOLOMON — **199–0** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- HB 1542 PN 2889, CONCUR — **195–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Saylor — primary (person)
- Bernstine — cosponsor (person)
- Caltagirone — cosponsor (person)
- Deluca — cosponsor (person)
- Gillespie — cosponsor (person)
- Gleim — cosponsor (person)
- Grove — cosponsor (person)
- Jones — cosponsor (person)
- Keefer — cosponsor (person)
- Klunk — cosponsor (person)
- Mcneill — cosponsor (person)
- Millard — cosponsor (person)
- Moul — cosponsor (person)
- Pickett — cosponsor (person)
- Pyle — cosponsor (person)
- Rothman — cosponsor (person)
- Staats — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1959 Referred to LIQUOR CONTROL `referral-committee`
- **2019-09-19T04:00:00+00:00** PN 2513 Reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2019-09-19T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2019-09-19T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2019-09-24T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2019-09-25T04:00:00+00:00** PN 2601 Second consideration, with amendments `reading-2`
- **2019-09-25T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2019-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-10-25T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to LAW AND JUSTICE `referral-committee`
- **2019-11-18T05:00:00+00:00** PN 2889 Reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2019-11-18T05:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2019-11-19T05:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2019-11-19T05:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2019-11-20T05:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2019-11-21T05:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-11-21T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES `referral-committee`
- **2019-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2019-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments
- **2019-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2019-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2019-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-12-27T05:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0b95f78f-b533-46f5-8c8e-edec262ba2a1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).