Pennsylvania 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 15 R cosponsors

SB 241 — An Act amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, in Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, providing for expungement of citations regarding COVID-19 protocols.

Last action — Referred to Liquor Control

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

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 13, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Advancing 58% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Moderate

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 15 sponsors

    1 primary, 14 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (15 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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In plain language

The bill allows expungement of COVID-19 protocol citations for certain liquor licensees in Pennsylvania.

This bill amends the Pennsylvania Liquor Code to allow expungement of citations related to COVID-19 protocols issued to retail liquor licensees during the Governor's Disaster Emergency. Expungement must occur at no cost to the licensees within 30 days of the law's enactment.

What this means for you
  • Small Business: This means retail liquor licensees can have certain COVID-19 violation citations erased easily.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill allows for the expungement of citations issued to retail licensees for non-compliance with COVID-19 protocols during the Governor's Proclamation of Disaster Emergency.

  • Section 219

    Section 219. Expungement of Citations Regarding COVID-19 Protocols.--(a) Subject to subsection (b), a citation issued by the board or the enforcement bureau to a retail licensee for failure of the retail licensee to comply with any of the following executive actions during the period in which the Governor's Proclamation of Disaster Emergency issued on March 6, 2020, published at 50 Pa.B. 1644 (March 21, 2020) was in effect shall be expunged by the board or the enforcement bureau, as applicable: (1) A proclamation or order of the Governor under 35 Pa.C.S. § 7301(f)(7) (relating to general authority of Governor), section 8(a) of the act of April 27, 1905 (P.L.312, No.218), entitled "An act creating a Department of Health, and defining its powers and duties," section 2102(a) of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, or section 5 of the act of April 23, 1956 (1955 P.L.1510, No.500), known as the Disease Prevention and Control Law of 1955, which relates to the novel coronavirus known as "COVID-19." (2) An order of the Secretary of Health under section 8(a) of the act of April 27, 1905 (P.L.312, No.218), entitled "An act creating a Department of Health, and defining its powers and duties," section 2102(a) or 2106 of The Administrative Code of 1929, section 5 of the Disease Prevention and Control Law of 1955 or 28 Pa. Code § 27.60 (relating to disease control measures), 27.61 (relating to isolation), 27.65 (relating to quarantine), 27.66 (relating to placarding), 27.67 (relating to movement of persons and animals subject to isolation or quarantine by action of a local health authority or the Department) or 27.68 (relating to release from isolation or quarantine), which relates to the novel coronavirus known as "COVID-19." (3) Guidance issued by the Department of Health or the Department of Human Services relating to the novel coronavirus known as "COVID-19." (b) If the board or enforcement bureau issued a citation to a retail licensee as described in subsection (a), the board or enforcement bureau, as applicable, shall: (1) expunge the citation, if the imposition of the citation was for a violation of executive action described in subsection (a) at no cost to the retail licensee within 30 days of the effective date of this paragraph; and (2) provide notice of the expungement to the retail licensee. (c) As used in this section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection: "Retail licensee" shall mean a person that holds a hotel license, a restaurant liquor license, an eating place retail dispenser license, a club license or a catering club license under this act.

    This establishes a process for expunging certain COVID-19 related citations for retail licensees.

Action History

  1. Referred to Liquor Control

  2. Third consideration and final passage

  3. Re-reported as committed

  4. Re-referred to Appropriations

  5. Second consideration

  6. First consideration

  7. Reported as committed

  8. Referred to Law & Justice

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 14 co-sponsors · 238 not signed on · 22 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (14)

Not signed on (238)

238 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

FINAL PASSAGE

Passed 28 Yea · 22 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 27000
Democratic 12200
Total 282200
% of votes cast 56%44%0%0%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Amanda M. Cappelletti Democratic Nay
Anthony H. Williams Democratic Nay
Art Haywood Democratic Nay
Carolyn T. Comitta Democratic Nay
Christine M. Tartaglione Democratic Nay
James Andrew Malone Democratic Nay
Jay Costa Democratic Nay
John I. Kane Democratic Nay
Judith L. Schwank Democratic Nay
Katie J. Muth Democratic Nay
Lindsey M. Williams Democratic Nay
Lisa M. Boscola Democratic Yea
Maria Collett Democratic Nay
Marty Flynn Democratic Nay
Nick Miller Democratic Nay
Nick Pisciottano Democratic Nay
Nikil Saval Democratic Nay
Patty Kim Democratic Nay
Sharif Street Democratic Nay
Steven J. Santarsiero Democratic Nay
Timothy P. Kearney Democratic Nay
Vincent J. Hughes Democratic Nay
Wayne D. Fontana Democratic Nay
Camera Bartolotta Republican Yea
Chris Gebhard Republican Yea
Cris Dush Republican Yea
Daniel Laughlin Republican Yea
David G. Argall Republican Yea
Dawn W. Keefer Republican Yea
Devlin J. Robinson Republican Yea
Doug Mastriano Republican Yea
Elder A. Vogel Republican Yea
Frank A. Farry Republican Yea
Gene Yaw Republican Yea
Greg Rothman Republican Yea
Jarrett Coleman Republican Yea
Joe Picozzi Republican Yea
Joe Pittman Republican Yea
Judy Ward Republican Yea
Kim L. Ward Republican Yea
Kristin Phillips-Hill Republican Yea
Lisa Baker Republican Yea
Lynda Schlegel Culver Republican Yea
Michele Brooks Republican Yea
Patrick J. Stefano Republican Yea
Rosemary M. Brown Republican Yea
Scott E. Hutchinson Republican Yea
Scott Martin Republican Yea
Tracy Pennycuick Republican Yea
Wayne Langerholc Republican Yea

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Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed

Passed 13 Yea · 6 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 13001
Democratic 0602
Total 13603
% of votes cast 59%27%0%14%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Amanda M. Cappelletti Democratic Nay
Art Haywood Democratic Not Voting
Jay Costa Democratic Nay
Judith L. Schwank Democratic Nay
Patty Kim Democratic Nay
Sharif Street Democratic Nay
Timothy P. Kearney Democratic Not Voting
Vincent J. Hughes Democratic Nay
Cris Dush Republican Yea
Daniel Laughlin Republican Yea
Devlin J. Robinson Republican Yea
Elder A. Vogel Republican Yea
Jarrett Coleman Republican Yea
Joe Picozzi Republican Yea
Joe Pittman Republican Yea
Kim L. Ward Republican Yea
Kristin Phillips-Hill Republican Yea
Lynda Schlegel Culver Republican Yea
Rosemary M. Brown Republican Yea
Scott Martin Republican Yea
Tracy Pennycuick Republican Not Voting
Wayne Langerholc Republican Yea

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Committee vote (Law & Justice): Reported as Committed

Passed 8 Yea · 3 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 1300
Republican 7000
Total 8300
% of votes cast 73%27%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Christine M. Tartaglione Democratic Nay
Lisa M. Boscola Democratic Yea
Marty Flynn Democratic Nay
Wayne D. Fontana Democratic Nay
Daniel Laughlin Republican Yea
Dawn W. Keefer Republican Yea
Devlin J. Robinson Republican Yea
Frank A. Farry Republican Yea
Joe Picozzi Republican Yea
Kim L. Ward Republican Yea
Tracy Pennycuick Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 241?
SB 241 is sponsored by Jarrett Coleman (Republican), Kim L. Ward (Republican), Kristin Phillips-Hill (Republican), Wayne Langerholc (Republican), Greg Rothman (Republican), Rosemary M. Brown (Republican), Scott E. Hutchinson (Republican), Lisa Baker (Republican), Doug Mastriano (Republican), Patrick J. Stefano (Republican), Scott Martin (Republican), Daniel Laughlin (Republican), Cris Dush (Republican), Tracy Pennycuick (Republican), and Chris Gebhard (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 241?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 13, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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