republic-os/legislation/us/states/pa/2021-2022/hb-1615.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 breweries and for renewal of licenses and temporary provisions for licensees in armed service and for rights of municipalities preserved."
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 breweries and for renewal of licenses and temporary provisions for licensees in armed service and for rights of municipalities preserved."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1615"
citation: "Pennsylvania HB 1615 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Topper"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 27
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2021-06-11T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-07-11T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/90950e63-f009-4bd6-95d9-5321937f2ca5"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2021&sind=0&body=H&type=B&BN=1615"
source_hash: "9d5b7210774e096029e15d4047776575cbc1e04d6821bc1065d067752fca0aa9"
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 1615 (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 breweries and for renewal of licenses and temporary provisions for licensees in armed service and for rights of municipalities preserved.

## Version chain

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

1. **Printer's No. 1789** (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=1615&pn=1789)
2. **Printer's No. 2308** (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=1615&pn=2308)
3. **Printer's No. 2990** (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=1615&pn=2990)
4. **Printer's No. 3365** (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=1615&pn=3365)

## Votes

- HB 1615 PN 3365, CONCUR — **186–14** (pass) · lower
- HB 1615 PN 3365, Final Passage — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- HB 1615 PN 1789, 2021 A2692, SUSP RULES — **90–107** (fail) · lower
- Committee vote (LAW AND JUSTICE): Reported as Amended — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (LAW AND JUSTICE): Adopt Amendment A03992 — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **137–61** (pass) · lower
- HB 1615 PN 1789, 2021 A2545 — **152–45** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Topper — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1789 Referred to LIQUOR CONTROL `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2021-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-09-15T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2021-09-15T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2021-10-06T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2021-10-25T04:00:00+00:00** PN 2308 Second consideration, with amendments `reading-2`
- **2021-10-25T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2021-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2021-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to LAW AND JUSTICE `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** PN 2990 Reported as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2022-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2022-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2022-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-07-07T04:00:00+00:00** PN 3365 Amended on third consideration
- **2022-07-07T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-07-07T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-07-07T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-07-07T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments
- **2022-07-07T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2022-07-07T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2022-07-08T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** Act No. 67 of 2022

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/90950e63-f009-4bd6-95d9-5321937f2ca5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).