Pennsylvania 2025_0 Regular Session Status: In Committee 3 R cosponsors

SB 985 — 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 ready-to-drink cocktail permit, for authority to acquire ready-to-drink cocktail permits, for distributors' and importing distributors' restrictions on sales, storage, etc. and for unlawful acts relative to malt or brewed beverages and licensees.

Last action — Referred to LAW AND JUSTICE, Sept. 4, 2025

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced September 04, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Prognosis

Stalled 20% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (3 R).

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

Ready-to-Drink Beverages via the Three-Tier System

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Referred to LAW AND JUSTICE, Sept. 4, 2025

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 250 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (250)

250 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 985 do?
Ready-to-Drink Beverages via the Three-Tier System
Who sponsors SB 985?
SB 985 is sponsored by Daniel Laughlin (Republican), Tracy Pennycuick (Republican), and Patrick J. Stefano (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 985?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced September 04, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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