republic-os/legislation/us/states/pa/2019-2020/hb-327.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; and, in licenses and regulations, liquor, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages, providing for prepared beverages and mixed drinks for off-premises consumption during disaster emergency and reenacting provisions relating to local option."
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, liquor, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages, providing for prepared beverages and mixed drinks for off-premises consumption during disaster emergency and reenacting provisions relating to local option."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 327"
citation: "Pennsylvania HB 327 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Warren"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 23
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-02-01T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-05-21T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ad5a01fd-3afe-4854-94f0-8622f16564f1"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=B&BN=327"
source_hash: "45215e757c1a48a8a8f0ec649efbbe4c800b11f86405d9317c8703f416349609"
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 327 (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, liquor, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages, providing for prepared beverages and mixed drinks for off-premises consumption during disaster emergency and reenacting provisions relating to local option.

## Version chain

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

1. **House Amendment A05282** (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=0327&pn=0305&aYear=2019&an=05282)
2. **House Amendment A05350** (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=0327&pn=3658&aYear=2019&an=05350)
3. **Printer's No. 0305** (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=0327&pn=0305)
4. **Printer's No. 3658** (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=0327&pn=3658)
5. **Printer's No. 3678** (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=0327&pn=3678)

## Votes

- Committee vote (LAW AND JUSTICE): Reported as Committed — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **193–9** (pass) · lower
- HB 327 PN 3658, 2019 A5350, WARREN — **128–74** (pass) · lower
- HB 327 PN 305, 2019 A5282, MASSER — **193–9** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Warren — primary (person)
- Caltagirone — cosponsor (person)
- Freeman — cosponsor (person)
- Heffley — cosponsor (person)
- Hill-Evans — cosponsor (person)
- Kortz — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** PN 0305 Referred to LIQUOR CONTROL `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2019-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2019-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2019-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2020-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2020-04-28T04:00:00+00:00** PN 3658 Second consideration, with amendments `reading-2`
- **2020-04-28T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2020-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2020-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** PN 3678 Third consideration, with amendments `reading-3`
- **2020-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Final passage `passage`
- **2020-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to LAW AND JUSTICE `referral-committee`
- **2020-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2020-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2020-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2020-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2020-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2020-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2020-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2020-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-05-21T04:00:00+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/ad5a01fd-3afe-4854-94f0-8622f16564f1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).