republic-os/legislation/us/states/pa/2021-2022/hb-425.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, in licenses and regulations and liquor, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages, further providing for sales by liquor licensees and restrictions and for prepared beverages and mixed drinks for off-premises consumption during disaster emergency and providing for safekeeping."
description: "An Act amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, in licenses and regulations and liquor, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages, further providing for sales by liquor licensees and restrictions and for prepared beverages and mixed drinks for off-premises consumption during disaster emergency and providing for safekeeping."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 425"
citation: "Pennsylvania HB 425 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dowling"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 25
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-02-08T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-11-05T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/727c983a-c7e4-429b-9792-70c624f018aa"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2021&sind=0&body=H&type=B&BN=425"
source_hash: "6ae196bf3d80a4c001e9c6428f5942541791e0d474857ac18a05620e1aa554c5"
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 425 (2021-2022) — An Act amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, in licenses and regulations and liquor, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages, further providing for sales by liquor licensees and restrictions and for prepared beverages and mixed drinks for off-premises consumption during disaster emergency and providing for safekeeping.

## Version chain

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

1. **Printer's No. 0402** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0425&pn=0402)
2. **Printer's No. 0938** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0425&pn=0938)
3. **Printer's No. 1371** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0425&pn=1371)
4. **Printer's No. 1495** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0425&pn=1495)
5. **Printer's No. 2314** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0425&pn=2314)

## Votes

- FINAL PASSAGE — **201–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (LAW AND JUSTICE): Reported as Amended — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- HB 425 PN 2314, CONCUR — **199–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- HB 425 PN 2314, Final Passage — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dowling — primary (person)
- Armanini — cosponsor (person)
- Ciresi — cosponsor (person)
- James — cosponsor (person)
- Kauffman — cosponsor (person)
- Keefer — cosponsor (person)
- Millard — cosponsor (person)
- Pickett — cosponsor (person)
- Rothman — cosponsor (person)
- Sankey — cosponsor (person)
- Staats — cosponsor (person)
- Webster — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** PN 0402 Referred to LIQUOR CONTROL `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** PN 0938 Reported as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to LAW AND JUSTICE `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1371 Reported as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2021-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2021-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1495 Second consideration, with amendments `reading-2`
- **2021-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2021-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2021-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** PN 2314 Amended on third consideration
- **2021-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-10-27T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-10-27T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2021-10-27T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments
- **2021-10-27T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2021-10-27T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2021-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-11-05T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-11-05T04:00:00+00:00** Act No. 81 of 2021

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/727c983a-c7e4-429b-9792-70c624f018aa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).