republic-os/legislation/us/states/pa/2019-2020/hb-131.md

---
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; in licenses and regulations and liquor, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages, further providing for wine and spirits auction permits, for malt and brewed beverages manufacturers', distributors' and importing distributors' licenses, for breweries and for rights of municipalities preserved; in distilleries, wineries, bonded warehouses, bailees for hire and transporters for hire, further providing for limited wineries, for distilleries and for records to be kept; in miscellaneous provisions, further providing for construction and applicability; and abrogating regulations."
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; in licenses and regulations and liquor, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages, further providing for wine and spirits auction permits, for malt and brewed beverages manufacturers', distributors' and importing distributors' licenses, for breweries and for rights of municipalities preserved; in distilleries, wineries, bonded warehouses, bailees for hire and transporters for hire, further providing for limited wineries, for distilleries and for records to be kept; in miscellaneous provisions, further providing for construction and applicability; and abrogating regulations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 131"
citation: "Pennsylvania HB 131 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jozwiak"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 24
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2019-01-28T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-07-02T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dce70cbc-5937-46d2-b84b-8e35db57526f"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=B&BN=131"
source_hash: "0ba98bb3e2738196e5b74a97382bf17ad499f8ce26fdd74c66ef43d09cfbc041"
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 131 (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; in licenses and regulations and liquor, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages, further providing for wine and spirits auction permits, for malt and brewed beverages manufacturers', distributors' and importing distributors' licenses, for breweries and for rights of municipalities preserved; in distilleries, wineries, bonded warehouses, bailees for hire and transporters for hire, further providing for limited wineries, for distilleries and for records to be kept; in miscellaneous provisions, further providing for construction and applicability; and abrogating regulations.

## Version chain

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

1. **House Amendment A00153** (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=0131&pn=0125&aYear=2019&an=00153)
2. **House Amendment A00160** (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=0131&pn=0125&aYear=2019&an=00160)
3. **Printer's No. 0125** (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=0131&pn=0125)
4. **Printer's No. 0857** (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=0131&pn=0857)
5. **Printer's No. 2264** (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=0131&pn=2264)
6. **Senate Amendment A02559** (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=0131&pn=0857&aYear=2019&an=02559)

## Votes

- Committee vote (LAW AND JUSTICE): Reported as Committed — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **23–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **194–0** (pass) · lower
- HB 131 PN 2264, CONCUR — **199–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jozwiak — primary (person)
- Barrar — cosponsor (person)
- Bernstine — cosponsor (person)
- Brooks — cosponsor (person)
- Burgos — cosponsor (person)
- Deasy — cosponsor (person)
- Delloso — cosponsor (person)
- Ecker — cosponsor (person)
- Everett — cosponsor (person)
- Gillen — cosponsor (person)
- Greiner — cosponsor (person)
- Heffley — cosponsor (person)
- Kortz — cosponsor (person)
- M. K. Keller — cosponsor (person)
- Mackenzie — cosponsor (person)
- Masser — cosponsor (person)
- Mehaffie — cosponsor (person)
- Moul — cosponsor (person)
- Neilson — cosponsor (person)
- Pashinski — cosponsor (person)
- Rader — cosponsor (person)
- Rothman — cosponsor (person)
- Sankey — cosponsor (person)
- Schweyer — cosponsor (person)
- T. Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Warren — cosponsor (person)
- Wheeland — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** PN 0125 Referred to LIQUOR CONTROL `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** PN 0857 Reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2019-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2019-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2019-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2019-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to LAW AND JUSTICE `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2019-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2019-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2019-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2019-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** PN 2264 Amended on third consideration
- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2019-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments
- **2019-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2019-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2019-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-07-02T04:00:00+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/dce70cbc-5937-46d2-b84b-8e35db57526f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).