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HB 828PENNSYLVANIASession 2025-2026State Billdead

Did Not Advance

Pennsylvania House Bill 828 Alters Liquor License Auction Deadlines, Excess Auctions, and Transfer Rules

Original title: An Act amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, in licenses and regulations for liquor, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages, further providing for license auction.

Last action · September 10, 2025: Laid on the table, Sept. 10, 2025Sponsors: Mindy Fee and 5 others

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What This Bill Proposed

Pennsylvania House Bill 828 extends the payment deadline for winning liquor license auction bidders from two weeks to thirty days, establishes rules for s of unsold licenses, and sets transfer fee tiers based on county classification.

Why it matters

Changes the financial and operational timelines for winning bidders acquiring liquor licenses at state auctions, while establishing a $25,000 minimum bid threshold and varying county transfer application fees up to $50,000.

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

liquor license auction bidders

Bidders receive an extended thirty-day window to pay winning bids and face new rules regarding excess auctions and county-specific transfer fees.

Directly affected

Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board

The board is tasked with conducting at least one excess auction per calendar year, collecting tiered transfer fees, and depositing revenues into the State Stores Fund.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

How long does a winning bidder have to pay for a liquor license won at auction?

A winning bidder has thirty days after being awarded a license to submit payment by cashier's check, certified check, or other acceptable method.

What happens to liquor licenses that do not receive a bid at an initial auction?

Licenses not receiving a bid at an initial auction become eligible for an held at least once every calendar year by the board, allowing bids for use in any county regardless of original location.

Where do the revenues from license auctions and transfer fees go?

All revenue generated by the board relative to conducting license auctions and collecting transfer application fees is deposited into the .

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Tabled in the House.

Procedural history

6 actions

Sep 10, 2025House
Laid on the table, Sept. 10, 2025
Sep 10, 2025HouseCommittee
Re-reported as committed, Sept. 10, 2025
Jul 9, 2025House
Re-committed to RULES, July 9, 2025
Jul 9, 2025HouseIntroduced
First consideration, July 9, 2025
Jul 9, 2025House
Reported as amended, July 9, 2025
Mar 10, 2025HouseCommittee
Referred to LIQUOR CONTROL, March 10, 2025

Version history & redline

2 versions on file

Comparing Printer's No. 0859 → Printer's No. 2105

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PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 859 PRINTER'S NO. 2105 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL No. 828 Session of 2025 INTRODUCED BY FEE, ROWE, STAATS, M. BROWN BROWN, SMITH AND SMITH, MENTZER, MARCH 10, 2025 REFERRED TO AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON LIQUOR CONTROL, MARCH 10, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JULY 9, 2025 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 […] known as the Liquor Code, are amended and the section is amended by adding a subsection to read: Section 470.3. License Auction.--* * * (a.1) * * *<-- <--

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Lobbying Activity

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Related Legislation

State Bill

Pennsylvania House Bill 380 simplifies and trims the Liquor Code's definition of eligible entities

House Bill 380 amends the Liquor Code to streamline and condense the statutory definition of an "eligible entity" by removing dozens of highly specifi

Connected Entities

Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board

OrganizationPennsylvania Liquor Control Board“Administers liquor license auctions, holds bid amounts, and processes transfers.”Map →

Sources

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www.palegis.us

Analysis Score

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Significance20
Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 50)
Controversy20
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