---
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;"
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;"
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 829"
citation: "Pennsylvania HB 829 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matthew Gergely"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 24
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2023-04-04T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-07-15T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4ceb4ca7-d3cb-43a3-ad01-9e7eaed60898"
source_url: "https://www.palegis.us/house/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=28&rollcallid=80&sessYr=2023&sessInd=0"
source_hash: "77f0faf7cce3233d2b2e821ef872fc50001f0b58818ccf33ac75179673c0fc75"
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 829 (2023-2024) — 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;

## Version chain

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

1. **House Amendment A00207** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A00207)
2. **Printer's No. PN0802** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/HB0829/PN0802)
3. **Printer's No. PN1039** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/HB0829/PN1039)
4. **Printer's No. PN3417** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/HB0829/PN3417)
5. **Printer's No. PN3426** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/HB0829/PN3426)
6. **Senate Amendment A05254** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A05254)
7. **Senate Amendment A05284** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A05284)

## Votes

- Committee vote (Liquor Control): Report Bill As Amended — **21–0** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE — **47–3** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Rules): Re-report Bill As Committed — **33–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Law & Justice): Adopt Amendment — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Liquor Control): Adopt Amendment — **21–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Law & Justice): Reported as Amended — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- SANTARSIERO AMENDMENT NO. A-5284 — **47–2** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **199–2** (pass) · lower
- CONCURRENCE — **202–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-report Bill As Committed — **37–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Matthew Gergely — primary (person)
- Andrew Kuzma — cosponsor (person)
- Benjamin Sanchez — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Hill-Evans — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel Deasy — cosponsor (person)
- Joe Webster — cosponsor (person)
- Manuel Guzman — cosponsor (person)
- Maureen Madden — cosponsor (person)
- Nick Pisciottano — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Briggs — cosponsor (person)
- Tina Davis — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Liquor Control `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2023-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2023-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2023-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2023-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2023-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Law & Justice `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2024-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2024-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration, with amendments `reading-2`
- **2024-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2024-07-01T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2024-07-02T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-07-02T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2024-07-03T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2024-07-03T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments
- **2024-07-03T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2024-07-08T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2024-07-09T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-07-15T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-07-15T04:00:00+00:00** Act No. 57 of 2024

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4ceb4ca7-d3cb-43a3-ad01-9e7eaed60898`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).