Pennsylvania 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.

Bill Text

PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 1503, 1505 PRINTER'S NO. 1510
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 1218
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY PICOZZI AND HUGHES, MARCH 13, 2026
SENATOR PITTMAN, RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, RE-REPORTED AS
AMENDED, MARCH 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; 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
preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in
licenses and regulations 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, 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. The definition of "ready-to-drink cocktail" in
section 102 of the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known
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as the Liquor Code, added July 17, 2024 (P.L.924, No.86), is
amended to read:
Section 102. Definitions.--The following words or phrases,
unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, shall have the
meanings ascribed to them in this section:
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"Ready-to-drink cocktail" shall mean a beverage, composed in
part of distilled liquor, combined with other nonalcoholic
ingredients, carbonated or still, by whatever name the beverage
may be called, premixed and packaged in original containers by
the manufacturer, containing not more than [sixteen ounces] four
hundred seventy-five milliliters that is not mixed or
adulterated on the licensed premises of a licensee. The term
shall include any beverage consisting of at least one-half of
one per centum, but not greater than twelve and one-half per
centum, alcohol by volume. The term shall not include any
beverage composed, in part, of wine or malt or brewed beverages.
A ready-to-drink cocktail shall be considered liquor unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise.
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Section 2. Section 408.12(a)(13) and (14) of the act are
amended and the subsection is amended by adding a paragraph to
read:
Section 408.12. Wine and Spirits Auction Permits.--(a) Upon
application of:
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(13) any nonprofit organization as defined in section 501(c)
(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (Public Law 99-514, 26
U.S.C. § 501(c)(3)) and that is registered with the Bureau of
Corporations and Charitable Organizations of the Department of
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State, recognized as a community-based voluntary organization
committed to fighting cancer and has been in existence for at
least five years; [or]
(14) any community-based voluntary health organization in a
county of the second class which enriches the lives of children
and young adults with disabilities and chronic illnesses;
and upon payment of a fee of thirty dollars ($30) per day, the
board shall issue a wine and spirits auction permit good for a
period of not more than four consecutive or nonconsecutive days
per calendar year[.]; or
(15) any nonprofit organization as defined under section
501(c)(3) or (6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that is
organized for the purpose of connecting and advancing the
hospitality industry through community involvement, educational
programming and career development initiatives.
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Section 3. The act is amended by adding a section to read:
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:
Section 408.17. Philadelphia 250 Permits.--(a) A
restaurant, hotel, retail dispenser, brewery, distillery,
limited distillery or limited winery licensee that is located in
a city of the first class may apply to the board for a
Philadelphia 250 permit subject to the fees, limitations and
privileges provided f