Pennsylvania HB 2147: An Act amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, in distilleries, wineries, bonded warehouses, bailees for hire and transporters for hire, further providing for limited distilleries and distilleries.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 2773
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2147
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY HOHENSTEIN, GALLAGHER, GIRAL, ISAACSON, KULIK,
WAXMAN, SANCHEZ, HILL-EVANS, NEILSON, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, RIVERA,
BOYD AND PROKOPIAK, JANUARY 16, 2026
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LIQUOR CONTROL, JANUARY 20, 2026
AN ACT
Amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), entitled "An
act relating to alcoholic liquors, alcohol and malt and
brewed beverages; amending, revising, consolidating and
changing the laws relating thereto; regulating and
restricting the manufacture, purchase, sale, possession,
consumption, importation, transportation, furnishing, holding
in bond, holding in storage, traffic in and use of alcoholic
liquors, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages and the
persons engaged or employed therein; defining the powers and
duties of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board; 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 seizure
without warrant; prescribing penalties and forfeitures;
providing for local option, and repealing existing laws," 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:
Section 1. Section 505.4(a) of the act of April 12, 1951
(P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, is amended to read:
Section 505.4. Limited Distilleries and Distilleries.--(a)
The board may issue a distillery of historical significance
license to any distillery which was established prior to January
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1, [1875] 1885. The holder of the license may manufacture and
sell liquor produced on the licensed premises to the board, to
entities licensed by the board and to the public under such
conditions and regulations as the board may enforce. [Production
at the distillery of historical significance shall be limited to
an amount not to exceed twenty thousand (20,000) gallons per
year.] The distillery does not need to establish continuous
operation since January 1, [1875] 1885, in order to qualify for
a license under this section. The following shall apply:
(1) The board may issue to the holder of a distillery
license a distillery of historical significance license in
exchange for the distillery license so long as the applicant
meets the date of establishment requirement. The board may not
charge a fee for this exchange. An applicant under this
subsection shall surrender the applicant's distillery license
for cancellation prior to the issuance of the new distillery of
historical significance license.
(2) A holder of a distillery of historical significance
license shall be permitted the same rights as governed under a
distillery license.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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