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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1218 2026 INTRODUCED BY PICOZZI AND HUGHES, MARCH 13, 2026 SENATOR LAUGHLIN,PITTMAN, LAWRULES AND JUSTICE,EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, RE-REPORTED AS AMENDED, MARCH 16,17, 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 nuisanceswithout and,warrant; in certain cases, for search and seizure providing for 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 HIRE<-- ANDpreliminary TRANSPORTERSprovisions, FORfurther HIRE,providing FURTHERfor PROVIDINGdefinitions; FOR LIMITED DISTILLERIES AND DISTILLERIES.

in licenses and regulations and liquor, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages, further providing for wine and spirits <-- Theauction Generalpermits, Assemblyproviding offor thePhiladelphia Commonwealth250 ofpermits Pennsylvaniaand herebyfurther enactsproviding asfor follows:public venue license, for special <-- sporting event permits for public venue licensees and for <-- unlawful acts relative to liquor, alcohol and liquor licensees;

and, in distilleries, wineries, bonded warehouses, bailees for hire and transporters for hire, further providing for limited distilleries and distilleries.

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

The definition of "ready-to-drink cocktail" in <-- section 102 of the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, added July 17, 2024 (P.L.924, No.86), is amended to read:

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SECTION 1.

THE ACT OF APRIL 12, 1951 (P.L.90, NO.21), KNOWN <-- AS THE LIQUOR CODE, IS AMENDED BY ADDING A SECTION TO READ:

(1) be filed with the board no less than fourteen THIRTY <-- days prior to the date on which the applicant intends to begin operating under subsection (e);

(2) include an application fee of five hundred dollars 20260SB1218PN1510 - 3 - ($500), which shall be deposited by the board into The State Stores Fund;

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

<-- AND (4) BE POSTED ON THE BOARD'S PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE INTERNET WEBSITE, INCLUDING THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE LICENSED ESTABLISHMENT.

(B.1) AN APPLICANT SHALL POST A NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT UNDER THIS SECTION IN A CONSPICUOUS PLACE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE PREMISES VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC FOR WHICH THE PERMIT IS TO BE USED.

Any disputes between the city of the first class and an applicant or other interested parties regarding protests filed under subsection (c)(1) shall be 20260SB1218PN1510 - 4 - resolved between those parties and shall not involve the board.

(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 the underlying license.

SECTIONSection 4.

SECTIONSection 412(F)(2)412(f)(2) ANDand (J)(j) OFof THEthe ACTact AREare AMENDEDamended <-- TOto READ:read:

SECTIONSection 412.

PUBLICPublic VENUEVenue LICENSE.--*License.--* * * (F)(f) LICENSESLicenses ISSUEDissued UNDERunder THISthis SECTIONsection AREare TOto BEbe CONSIDEREDconsidered RESTAURANT20260SB1218PN1510 LIQUOR- LICENSES.5 - restaurant liquor licenses.

HOWEVER,However, THEthe FOLLOWINGfollowing ADDITIONALadditional RESTRICTIONSrestrictions ANDand PRIVILEGESprivileges APPLY:apply:

* * * (2) SALESSales OFof ALCOHOLICalcoholic BEVERAGESbeverages BEFORE,before, DURINGduring ANDand AFTERafter PROFESSIONALprofessional ANDand AMATEURamateur ATHLETICathletic EVENTS,events, PERFORMINGperforming ARTSarts EVENTSevents ORor OTHERother ENTERTAINMENTentertainment EVENTSevents MAYmay CONSISTconsist OFof LIQUORliquor ORor MALTmalt ORor BREWEDbrewed BEVERAGESbeverages INin SHATTERPROOFshatterproof CONTAINERS.containers.

SALESSales DURINGduring TRADEtrade SHOWS,shows, CONVENTIONS,conventions, BANQUETSbanquets ORor ATat OTHERother EVENTS,events, ORor SALESsales MADEmade INin THEthe CLUBclub SEATSseats ORor ATat Aa RESTAURANTrestaurant FACILITY,facility, MAYmay CONSISTconsist OFof LIQUORliquor ORor MALTmalt ORor BREWEDbrewed BEVERAGESbeverages INin ANYany TYPEtype OFof CONTAINER;container;

20260SB1218PN1505however, -any 5liquor -or HOWEVER,malt ANYor LIQUORbrewed ORbeverages MALTsold ORin BREWEDthe BEVERAGESclub SOLDseats INor THErestaurant CLUBfacility SEATSmust ORremain RESTAURANTin FACILITYthe MUSTclub REMAINseating INlevel THEor CLUBrestaurant SEATINGfacility. LEVEL OR RESTAURANT FACILITY.

FORFor PURPOSESpurposes OFof THISthis SECTION,section, Aa CLUBclub SEATseat ISis ANYany SEATINGseating LOCATEDlocated ONon THEthe DESIGNATEDdesignated CLUBclub SEATINGseating LEVELlevel ANDand PARTITIONEDpartitioned FROMfrom GENERALgeneral SEATINGseating BYby Aa WALL,wall, DIVIDER,divider, PARTIALpartial WALLwall ORor RAILING.railing.

THEThe CLUBclub SEATINGseating LEVELlevel MUSTmust NOTnot BEbe ACCESSIBLEaccessible BYby THEthe GENERALgeneral PUBLIC.public.

SALESSales ATat ZOOSzoos DURINGduring PRIVATEprivate BANQUETSbanquets ANDand OTHERother EVENTSevents MAYmay BEbe ATat ANYany SITEsite WITHINwithin ZOOzoo PROPERTYproperty ANDand MAYmay CONSISTconsist OFof ANYany TYPEtype OFof ALCOHOLalcohol INin ANYany TYPEtype OFof CONTAINER.container.

THEThe BOARD'Sboard's RECORDSrecords SHALLshall CLEARLYclearly DELINEATEdelineate WHEREwhere THEthe SALEsale OFof LIQUORliquor ORor MALTmalt ORor BREWEDbrewed BEVERAGESbeverages INin ANYany TYPEtype OFof CONTAINERcontainer MAYmay OCCUR.occur.

SALESSales OFof ALCOHOLICalcoholic BEVERAGESbeverages BEFORE,before, DURINGduring ANDand AFTERafter PROFESSIONALprofessional ANDand AMATEURamateur ATHLETICathletic EVENTS,events, PERFORMINGperforming ARTSarts EVENTSevents ORor OTHERother ENTERTAINMENTentertainment EVENTSevents ANDand SALESsales DURINGduring TRADEtrade SHOWS,shows, CONVENTIONS,conventions, BANQUETSbanquets ORor ATat OTHERother EVENTS,events, ORor SALESsales MADEmade INin THEthe CLUBclub SEATSseats ORor ATat Aa RESTAURANTrestaurant FACILITY,facility, MAYmay INCLUDEinclude SALESsales OFof READY-TO-DRAFTready-to-draft PRE-MIXEDpre-mixed KEGkeg COCKTAILS.cocktails.

THEThe USEuse OFof READY-TO-ready-to- DRAFTdraft PRE-MIXEDpre-mixed KEGkeg COCKTAILScocktails MAYmay ONLYonly BEbe SOLDsold ANDand CONSUMEDconsumed ONon THEthe PUBLICpublic VENUEvenue LICENSElicense PREMISES.premises.

* * * (J)20260SB1218PN1510 AS- USED6 IN- THIS(j) SECTION,As [THEused TERMin "AMUSEMENTthis PARK"]section, THE[the FOLLOWINGterm WORDS"amusement ANDpark"] PHRASESthe SHALLfollowing HAVEwords THEand MEANINGSphrases GIVENshall TOhave THEMthe INmeanings THISgiven SUBSECTIONto UNLESSthem THEin CONTEXTthis CLEARLYsubsection INDICATESunless OTHERWISE:the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"AMUSEMENT"Amusement PARK"park" SHALLshall HAVEhave THEthe SAMEsame MEANINGmeaning ASas DEFINEDdefined INin SECTIONsection 2 OFof THEthe ACTact OFof JUNEJune 18, 1984 (P.L.384, NO.81),No.81), KNOWNknown ASas THEthe "AMUSEMENT"Amusement RIDERide INSPECTIONInspection ACT."Act." "READY-TO-DRAFT"Ready-to-draft PRE-MIXEDpre-mixed KEGkeg COCKTAIL"cocktail" SHALLshall MEANmean Aa BEVERAGEbeverage PREPAREDprepared ONon THEthe LICENSEDlicensed PREMISESpremises OFof Aa PUBLICpublic VENUEvenue LICENSEE,licensee, INin WHICHwhich Aa NONALCOHOLICnonalcoholic COCKTAILcocktail BASE,base, CONSISTINGconsisting OFof JUICES,juices, 20260SB1218PN1505syrups, -bitters, 6carbonated -or SYRUPS,noncarbonated BITTERS,water CARBONATEDor ORother NONCARBONATEDflavorings, WATERis ORcombined OTHERwith FLAVORINGS,liquor ISin COMBINEDa WITHsealed LIQUORkeg INor Asimilar SEALEDcontainer KEGusing ORa SIMILARgas-driven CONTAINERsystem USINGfor Athe GAS-DRIVENpurpose SYSTEMof FORdispensing THEcocktails PURPOSEfor OFon-premises DISPENSINGconsumption. COCKTAILS FOR ON-PREMISES CONSUMPTION.

Section 45 5.2.

* * * SECTIONSection 6.

SECTIONSection 491(4) ANDand (10) OFof THEthe ACTact AREare AMENDEDamended TOto <-- READ:20260SB1218PN1510 - 7 - read: