SB 1218 — 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, providing for Philadelphia 250 permits and further providing for special sporting event permits for public venue licensees; and, in distilleries, wineries, bonded warehouses, bailees for hire and transporters for hire, further providing for limited distilleries and distilleries.

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1505INTRODUCED THEBY GENERALPICOZZI ASSEMBLYAND OFHUGHES, PENNSYLVANIAMARCH SENATE13, BILL2026 SessionREFERRED TO LAW AND JUSTICE, MARCH 13, 2026 AN ACT Amending the act of No.April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), entitled "An act elating to alcoholic liquors, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages;

1218 2026 INTRODUCED BY PICOZZI AND HUGHES, MARCH 13, 2026 SENATOR LAUGHLIN, LAW AND JUSTICE, AS AMENDED, MARCH 16, 2026 AN ACT Amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), entitled "An act elating to alcoholic liquors, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages;

providing for the establishment and operation of State liquor stores, for the payment of certain license fees to the respective municipalities and townships, for the abatement of certain nuisances and, in certain cases, for search and seizureseizureain providingwithout forwarrant; local option, and repealing existing laws," in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions;

and,prescribing inpenalties licenses and regulationsforfeitures; and liquor, alcohol and malt <-- and brewed beverages, further providing for wine and spirits auction permits, providing for Philadelphia 250 permits and further providing for PUBLIC VENUE LICENSE, FOR special <-- sporting event permits for public venue licensees AND FOR UNLAWFUL ACTS RELATIVE TO LIQUOR, ALCOHOL AND LIQUOR LICENSEES;

AND,providing INfor DISTILLERIES,local WINERIES,option, BONDEDand WAREHOUSES,repealing <--existing BAILEESlaws," FORin HIREpreliminary ANDprovisions, TRANSPORTERSfurther FORproviding HIRE,for FURTHERdefinitions; PROVIDING FOR LIMITED DISTILLERIES AND DISTILLERIES.

<--and, Thein Generallicenses Assemblyand ofregulations theand Commonwealthliquor, ofalcohol Pennsylvaniaand herebymalt enactsand asbrewed follows:beverages, further providing for wine and spirits auction permits, providing for Philadelphia 250 permits and further providing for special sporting event permits for public venue licensees.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

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and 20260SB1218PN1505 - 3 - (3) include confirmation that the licensee has completed a specialized program offered by a city of the first class to 20260SB1218PN1503 - 3 - provide training for nighttime safety for patrons and employees.

(3) Sales for off-premises consumption shall be confined to 20260SB1218PN1505 - 4 - the times permitted by the underlying license and shall be subject to the same rights and restrictions that are imposed on 20260SB1218PN1503 - 4 - the underlying license.

SECTIONSection 4.

SECTIONSection 412(F)(2)412.1(c) ANDof (J)the OFact, THEadded ACTDecember ARE22, AMENDED2025 <--(P.L.337, TONo.56), READ:is amended and the section is amended by adding a subsection to read:

SECTION 412.

PUBLIC VENUE LICENSE.--* * * (F) LICENSES ISSUED UNDER THIS SECTION ARE TO BE CONSIDERED RESTAURANT LIQUOR LICENSES.

HOWEVER, THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS AND PRIVILEGES APPLY:

* * * (2) SALES OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER PROFESSIONAL AND AMATEUR ATHLETIC EVENTS, PERFORMING ARTS EVENTS OR OTHER ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS MAY CONSIST OF LIQUOR OR MALT OR BREWED BEVERAGES IN SHATTERPROOF CONTAINERS.

SALES DURING TRADE SHOWS, CONVENTIONS, BANQUETS OR AT OTHER EVENTS, OR SALES MADE IN THE CLUB SEATS OR AT A RESTAURANT FACILITY, MAY CONSIST OF LIQUOR OR MALT OR BREWED BEVERAGES IN ANY TYPE OF CONTAINER;

20260SB1218PN1505 - 5 - HOWEVER, ANY LIQUOR OR MALT OR BREWED BEVERAGES SOLD IN THE CLUB SEATS OR RESTAURANT FACILITY MUST REMAIN IN THE CLUB SEATING LEVEL OR RESTAURANT FACILITY.

FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, A CLUB SEAT IS ANY SEATING LOCATED ON THE DESIGNATED CLUB SEATING LEVEL AND PARTITIONED FROM GENERAL SEATING BY A WALL, DIVIDER, PARTIAL WALL OR RAILING.

THE CLUB SEATING LEVEL MUST NOT BE ACCESSIBLE BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

SALES AT ZOOS DURING PRIVATE BANQUETS AND OTHER EVENTS MAY BE AT ANY SITE WITHIN ZOO PROPERTY AND MAY CONSIST OF ANY TYPE OF ALCOHOL IN ANY TYPE OF CONTAINER.

THE BOARD'S RECORDS SHALL CLEARLY DELINEATE WHERE THE SALE OF LIQUOR OR MALT OR BREWED BEVERAGES IN ANY TYPE OF CONTAINER MAY OCCUR.

SALES OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER PROFESSIONAL AND AMATEUR ATHLETIC EVENTS, PERFORMING ARTS EVENTS OR OTHER ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS AND SALES DURING TRADE SHOWS, CONVENTIONS, BANQUETS OR AT OTHER EVENTS, OR SALES MADE IN THE CLUB SEATS OR AT A RESTAURANT FACILITY, MAY INCLUDE SALES OF READY-TO-DRAFT PRE-MIXED KEG COCKTAILS.

THE USE OF READY-TO- DRAFT PRE-MIXED KEG COCKTAILS MAY ONLY BE SOLD AND CONSUMED ON THE PUBLIC VENUE LICENSE PREMISES.

* * * (J) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, [THE TERM "AMUSEMENT PARK"] THE FOLLOWING WORDS AND PHRASES SHALL HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN TO THEM IN THIS SUBSECTION UNLESS THE CONTEXT CLEARLY INDICATES OTHERWISE:

"AMUSEMENT PARK" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS DEFINED IN SECTION 2 OF THE ACT OF JUNE 18, 1984 (P.L.384, NO.81), KNOWN AS THE "AMUSEMENT RIDE INSPECTION ACT." "READY-TO-DRAFT PRE-MIXED KEG COCKTAIL" SHALL MEAN A BEVERAGE PREPARED ON THE LICENSED PREMISES OF A PUBLIC VENUE LICENSEE, IN WHICH A NONALCOHOLIC COCKTAIL BASE, CONSISTING OF JUICES, 20260SB1218PN1505 - 6 - SYRUPS, BITTERS, CARBONATED OR NONCARBONATED WATER OR OTHER FLAVORINGS, IS COMBINED WITH LIQUOR IN A SEALED KEG OR SIMILAR CONTAINER USING A GAS-DRIVEN SYSTEM FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISPENSING COCKTAILS FOR ON-PREMISES CONSUMPTION.

Section 4 5.

Section 412.1(c) of the act, added December 22, <-- 2025 (P.L.337, No.56), is amended and the section is amended by adding a subsection to read:

* * * SECTIONSection 6.5.

SECTION 491(4) AND (10) OF THE ACT ARE AMENDED TO <-- READ:

SECTION 491.

UNLAWFUL ACTS RELATIVE TO LIQUOR, ALCOHOL AND LIQUOR LICENSEES.-- IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL-- * * * (4) (I) POSSESSION AND USE OF DECANTERS.

[FOR] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED FOR UNDER SUBCLAUSE (II), FOR ANY PERSON TO USE DECANTERS OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES EXCEPT THAT THE USE OF DECANTERS OR OTHER SIMILAR RECEPTACLES BY LICENSEES SHALL BE PERMITTED IN THE CASE OF WINES AND THEN ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH 20260SB1218PN1505 - 7 - THE REGULATIONS OF THE BOARD, BUT NOTHING HEREIN CONTAINED SHALL PROHIBIT THE MANUFACTURE AND POSSESSION OF WINE AS PROVIDED IN CLAUSE (2) OF THIS SECTION.

(II) SUBCLAUSE (I) SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO PROHIBIT A PUBLIC VENUE LICENSEE FROM USING A SEALED KEG OR SIMILAR CONTAINER USING A GAS-DRIVEN DISPENSING SYSTEM TO STORE AND DISPENSE READY-TO-DRAFT PRE-MIXED KEG COCKTAILS IF THE USE WOULD OTHERWISE BE SUBJECT TO CLAUSE (10) AND ALL OF THE FOLLOWING APPLY:

(A) THE READY-TO-DRAFT PRE-MIXED KEG COCKTAILS ARE NOT MAINTAINED FOR MORE THAN THE MAXIMUM LENGTH OF TIME SPECIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE SEALED KEG OR SIMILAR CONTAINER.

(B) THE LICENSEE CLEANS THE DISPENSING SYSTEM IN THE MANNER AND AT THE FREQUENCY APPROVED BY THE BOARD FOR SIMILAR DISPENSING SYSTEMS.

(C) THE LICENSEE MAINTAINS RECORDS DEMONSTRATING COMPLIANCE WITH THIS CLAUSE AND THE LAWFUL ACQUISITION OF ALCOHOL STORED IN THE SEALED KEG OR SIMILAR CONTAINER.

(III) (RESERVED).