HB 2068 — 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, repealing provisions relating to surrender of club licenses for benefit of licensees and further providing for surrender of restaurant, eating place retail dispenser, hotel, importing distributor and distributor license for benefit of licensee and for premises to be vacated by patrons.

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2638 THEPRINTER'S GENERALNO. ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL Session of No.

20683224 2024THE INTSCHLOSSBERG,GENERAL SANCHEZ,ASSEMBLY PROBST,OF STAATS,PENNSYLVANIA HILL-EVANS,HOUSE MENTZER,BILL HADDOCKSession AND MALAGARI, FEBRUARY 27, 2024 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LIQUOR CONTROL, FEBRUARY 27, 2024 AN ACT Amending the act of AprilNo. 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), entitled "An act relating to alcoholic liquors, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages;

amending,2068 revising,2024 consolidatingINTSCHLOSSBERG, andSANCHEZ, restrictingPROBST, theSTAATS, manufacture,HILL-EVANS, purchase,MENTZER, sale,HADDOCK, possession,MALAGARI, consumption,CERRATO importation,AND transportation,GREEN, furnishing,FEBRUARY holding27, in2024 bond,AS holdingREPORTED inFROM storage,COMMITTEE trafficON inLIQUOR andCONTROL, useHOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JUNE 4, 2024 AN ACT Amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), entitled "An act relating to alcoholic liquors, alcohol and malt and brewedchanging beverages and the personslaws engagedrelating orthereto; employed therein;

regulating andg and restricting the manufacture, purchase, sale, possession, consumption, importation, transportation, furnishing, holding in bond, holding in storage, traffic in and use of alcoholic liquors, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages and the persons engaged or employed therein;

providing for local option, and repealing existing laws," in licenses and regulations and liquor, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages, repealing provisions relating to surrender ofproviding club licenses for benefitsurrender of licenseesrestaurant, andeating furtherplace retail dispenser, hotel, importing distributor and distributoraildistributor license for benefit of licensee.licensee AND FOR PREMISES TO BE <-- VACATED BY PATRONS.

Section 474.1 heading, (a) and (g) of the act are <-- amended to read:

SECTION 2.

SECTIONS 474.1 HEADING, (A) AND (G) AND 499(B.1) <-- OF THE ACT ARE AMENDED TO READ:

The written request must be accompanied by a ten thousand dollar 20240HB2068PN3224 - 2 - ($10,000) fee for licenses placed in safekeeping from counties of the first class, second class, second class A, third class and fourth class and a fee of five thousand dollars ($5,000) for 20240HB2068PN2638 - 2 - licenses placed in safekeeping from counties of the fifth through eighth classes[.], except that the fees for clubs and catering clubs shall be five thousand dollars ($5,000) for licenses placed in safekeeping from counties of the first class, second class, second class A, third class and fourth class and one thousand dollars ($1,000) for licenses placed in safekeeping from counties of the fifth through eighth classes.

SectionSECTION 3.499.

PREMISES TO BE VACATED BY PATRONS.--* * * <-- (B.1) UPON APPLICATION OF ANY CLUB, THE BOARD SHALL ISSUE A CLUB EXTENDED HOURS FOOD PERMIT [FOR A PERIOD OF SIX (6) DAYS DURING THE TERM OF ITS LICENSE].

THE BOARD SHALL ISSUE 20240HB2068PN3224 - 3 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING TERMS OF THE APPLICATION.

THE PERMITS SHALL BE USED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF SERVING FOOD BETWEEN THE HOURS OF THREE O'CLOCK ANTEMERIDIAN AND SEVEN O'CLOCK ANTEMERIDIAN.

ALL PATRONS OF A LICENSEE SHALL BE REQUIRED TO LEAVE THAT PART OF THE PREMISES HABITUALLY USED FOR THE SERVING OF LIQUOR OR MALT OR BREWED BEVERAGES TO GUESTS OR PATRONS NOT LATER THAN ONE-HALF HOUR AFTER THE TIME THE LICENSEE IS REQUIRED BY THIS ACT TO CEASE SERVING LIQUOR OR MALT OR BREWED BEVERAGES AND SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED TO HAVE ANY PREVIOUSLY SERVED LIQUOR OR MALT OR BREWED BEVERAGES IN THEIR POSSESSION, NOR SHALL THEY BE PERMITTED TO REMOVE ANY PREVIOUSLY SERVED LIQUOR OR MALT OR BREWED BEVERAGES FROM THAT PART OF THE PREMISES.

* * * SECTION 3.

ALL REGULATIONS AND PARTS OF REGULATIONS ARE ABROGATED TO THE EXTENT OF ANY INCONSISTENCY WITH THIS ACT.

Section 3 4.

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