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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; in licenses and regulations, liquor, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages, further providing for sales and liquor licensees and restrictions, for performing arts facility license, for limiting number of retail licenses to be issued in each county, for licenses not assignable and transfers and for hours of operation relative to manufacturers, importing distributors and distributors; and, in distilleries, wineries, bonded warehouses, bailees for hire and transporters for hire, further providing for distilleries."
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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; in licenses and regulations, liquor, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages, further providing for sales and liquor licensees and restrictions, for performing arts facility license, for limiting number of retail licenses to be issued in each county, for licenses not assignable and transfers and for hours of operation relative to manufacturers, importing distributors and distributors; and, in distilleries, wineries, bonded warehouses, bailees for hire and transporters for hire, further providing for distilleries."
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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 947"
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citation: "Pennsylvania HB 947 (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: ["Schweyer"]
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version_count: 7
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action_count: 24
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2019-11-21T05:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/068ad71f-1e86-4197-9db1-0ae147c2cdfe"
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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=947"
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source_hash: "03375ee766c675bb4806f01cc32935cd615d7ce1fd5e5f1576e7cd60ab575993"
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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 947 (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, liquor, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages, further providing for sales and liquor licensees and restrictions, for performing arts facility license, for limiting number of retail licenses to be issued in each county, for licenses not assignable and transfers and for hours of operation relative to manufacturers, importing distributors and distributors; and, in distilleries, wineries, bonded warehouses, bailees for hire and transporters for hire, further providing for distilleries.
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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 A00659** (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=0947&pn=1073&aYear=2019&an=00659)
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2. **Printer's No. 1073** (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=0947&pn=1073)
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3. **Printer's No. 1329** (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=0947&pn=1329)
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4. **Printer's No. 2176** (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=0947&pn=2176)
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5. **Printer's No. 2898** (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=0947&pn=2898)
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6. **Senate Amendment A02031** (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=0947&pn=1329&aYear=2019&an=02031)
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7. **Senate Amendment A03888** (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=0947&pn=2176&aYear=2019&an=03888)
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## Votes
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- Committee vote (LAW AND JUSTICE): Reported as Amended — **11–0** (pass) · upper
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- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **23–0** (pass) · upper
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- HB 947 PN 2898, CONCUR — **194–3** (pass) · lower
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- FINAL PASSAGE — **197–0** (pass) · lower
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- FINAL PASSAGE — **48–1** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Schweyer — primary (person)
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- Deasy — cosponsor (person)
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- Delloso — cosponsor (person)
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- Donatucci — cosponsor (person)
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- Freeman — cosponsor (person)
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- Hill-Evans — cosponsor (person)
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- Kenyatta — cosponsor (person)
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- Kortz — cosponsor (person)
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- Kulik — cosponsor (person)
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- Madden — cosponsor (person)
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- Malagari — cosponsor (person)
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- Otten — cosponsor (person)
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- Ravenstahl — cosponsor (person)
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- Schlossberg — cosponsor (person)
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- Zabel — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1073 Referred to LIQUOR CONTROL `referral-committee`
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- **2019-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1329 Reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
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- **2019-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
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- **2019-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
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- **2019-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
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- **2019-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
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- **2019-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
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- **2019-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
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- **2019-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
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- **2019-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to LAW AND JUSTICE `referral-committee`
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- **2019-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** PN 2176 Reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
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- **2019-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
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- **2019-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
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- **2019-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
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- **2019-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
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- **2019-11-18T05:00:00+00:00** PN 2898 Amended on third consideration
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- **2019-11-19T05:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
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- **2019-11-20T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES `referral-committee`
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- **2019-11-20T05:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
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- **2019-11-20T05:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments
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- **2019-11-20T05:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
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- **2019-11-20T05:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
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- **2019-11-21T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2019-11-21T05:00:00+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/068ad71f-1e86-4197-9db1-0ae147c2cdfe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).
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