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type: "Bill"
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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 general provisions applying to both liquor and malt and brewed beverages, further providing for interlocking business prohibited, for brand registration, for limiting number of retail licenses to be issued in each county and for unlawful acts relative to liquor, malt and brewed beverages and licensees."
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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 general provisions applying to both liquor and malt and brewed beverages, further providing for interlocking business prohibited, for brand registration, for limiting number of retail licenses to be issued in each county and for unlawful acts relative to liquor, malt and brewed beverages and licensees."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
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legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
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session: "2019-2020"
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identifier: "HB 1617"
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citation: "Pennsylvania HB 1617 (2019-2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Staats"]
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version_count: 7
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action_count: 25
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2019-06-11T04:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2020-11-25T05:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6ed2ec56-429f-479b-a5fa-15b896e9bfa1"
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source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=B&BN=1617"
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source_hash: "20d70efc2535b95c0da5527ccdcfc1319811fc832e7644d81bdee6bb5df81e42"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-pa"]
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---
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# Pennsylvania HB 1617 (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 general provisions applying to both liquor and malt and brewed beverages, further providing for interlocking business prohibited, for brand registration, for limiting number of retail licenses to be issued in each county and for unlawful acts relative to liquor, malt and brewed beverages and licensees.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **House Amendment A03168** (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=1617&pn=2101&aYear=2019&an=03168)
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2. **Printer's No. 2101** (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=1617&pn=2101)
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3. **Printer's No. 2737** (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=1617&pn=2737)
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4. **Printer's No. 4544** (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=1617&pn=4544)
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5. **Printer's No. 4572** (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=1617&pn=4572)
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6. **Senate Amendment A07700** (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=1617&pn=2737&aYear=2019&an=07700)
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7. **Senate Amendment A07758** (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=1617&pn=4544&aYear=2019&an=07758)
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## Votes
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- HB 1617 PN 4572, CONCUR — **191–11** (pass) · lower
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- FINAL PASSAGE — **42–6** (pass) · upper
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- FINAL PASSAGE — **183–16** (pass) · lower
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- Committee vote (LAW AND JUSTICE): Reported as Committed — **11–0** (pass) · upper
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- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **23–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Staats — primary (person)
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- Causer — cosponsor (person)
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- Dowling — cosponsor (person)
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- Everett — cosponsor (person)
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- Farry — cosponsor (person)
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- Gaydos — cosponsor (person)
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- Irvin — cosponsor (person)
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- James — cosponsor (person)
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- Jozwiak — cosponsor (person)
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- Mackenzie — cosponsor (person)
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- Malagari — cosponsor (person)
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- Otten — cosponsor (person)
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- Pyle — cosponsor (person)
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- Rader — cosponsor (person)
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- Rothman — cosponsor (person)
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- Sainato — cosponsor (person)
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- Stephens — cosponsor (person)
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- Struzzi — cosponsor (person)
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- Wheeland — cosponsor (person)
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- Youngblood — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** PN 2101 Referred to LIQUOR CONTROL `referral-committee`
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- **2019-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** PN 2737 Reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
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- **2019-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
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- **2019-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
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- **2019-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
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- **2019-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
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- **2019-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
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- **2019-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
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- **2019-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
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- **2019-10-31T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to LAW AND JUSTICE `referral-committee`
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- **2020-10-05T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
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- **2020-10-05T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
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- **2020-10-06T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
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- **2020-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** PN 4544 Amended on third consideration
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- **2020-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
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- **2020-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
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- **2020-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** PN 4572 Amended on third consideration
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- **2020-11-17T05:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
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- **2020-11-18T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES `referral-committee`
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- **2020-11-19T05:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
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- **2020-11-19T05:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments
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- **2020-11-19T05:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
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- **2020-11-19T05:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
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- **2020-11-20T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2020-11-25T05:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6ed2ec56-429f-479b-a5fa-15b896e9bfa1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).
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