Pennsylvania 2025_0 Regular Session Status: In Committee 8 R cosponsors

SB 1448 — 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 limiting number of retail licenses to be issued in each county.

Last action — Referred to LAW AND JUSTICE, Sept. 10, 2026

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced September 10, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

In plain language

The bill modifies regulations on the issuance and transfer of liquor licenses in Pennsylvania.

This bill amends liquor licensing rules in Pennsylvania, specifically addressing limits on the number of retail licenses and allowing for intermunicipal license transfers. It establishes conditions under which these licenses can be transferred and the timeframe for such transfers.

Summary

Intermunicipal liquor license transfer

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill amends the Liquor Code to modify the conditions under which retail licenses can be transferred between municipalities.

  • Section 461(a)

    Licenses

    This change clarifies that licenses cannot be issued or transferred into municipalities where prohibited by local referendum.

  • Section 461(a.1)(1)

    Except as provided under clause (2), licenses approved for intermunicipal transfer may not be transferred from the receiving municipality for a period of five years after the date that the licensed premises are operational in the receiving municipality.

    This change establishes a five-year waiting period before intermunicipal license transfers can occur.

  • Section 461(a.1)(2)

    Licenses approved for intermunicipal transfer may be transferred one time to a location in a new municipality within the five-year period so long as the ownership of the license remains unchanged and the new receiving municipality approves the transfer.

    This change allows for one-time transfers of licenses to a new municipality within the initial five years, under specific conditions.

Action History

  1. Referred to LAW AND JUSTICE, Sept. 10, 2026

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 245 not signed on

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Not signed on (245)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1448 do?
Intermunicipal liquor license transfer
Who sponsors SB 1448?
SB 1448 is sponsored by Joe Picozzi (Republican), Kristin Phillips-Hill (Republican), Patrick J. Stefano (Republican), Frank A. Farry (Republican), Lynda Schlegel Culver (Republican), Elder A. Vogel (Republican), Greg Rothman (Republican), and Judy Ward (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 1448?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced September 10, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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