An Act amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, further providing for Office of Administrative Law Judge; in Pennsylvania liquor stores, further providing for sales by Pennsylvania liquor stores; and, in licenses and regulations and liquor, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages, further providing for license districts, license period and hearings, for issuan...

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The bill revises the state Liquor Code by defining “previously unlicensed locations,” requiring nearby residents to be heard at license hearings, and setting distance limits for new liquor and malt‑brew licenses. It also creates new licensing categories for malt and brewed‑beverage manufacturers, distributors and retailers, with strict geographic and criminal‑history restrictions. The changes aim to give communities more voice and to prevent overlapping or problematic alcohol sales.

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