Bill Text: PA HB872 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Further providing for liquor licenses at licensed facilities.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 16-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-01 - Referred to LIQUOR CONTROL [HB872 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HB872-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 910
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 872 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY CLYMER, BAKER, BOYD, COX, CREIGHTON, DENLINGER, FLECK, GINGRICH, HESS, HUTCHINSON, KAUFFMAN, MURT, ROCK, STERN, TALLMAN AND VULAKOVICH, MARCH 1, 2011
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LIQUOR CONTROL, MARCH 1, 2011
AN ACT
Amending Title 4 (Amusements) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, further providing for liquor licenses at licensed
facilities.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1521 of Title 4 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, amended January 7, 2010 (P.L.1, No.1), is
amended to read:
§ 1521. Liquor licenses at licensed facilities.
(a) Reapplication.--Nothing in this part shall require a
person already licensed to sell liquor or malt or brewed
beverages to reapply for the license except in the manner set
forth in the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the
Liquor Code.
(b) License authority.--Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, a person holding a slot machine license which is also
licensed to sell liquor or malt or brewed beverages pursuant to
the Liquor Code shall be permitted to sell[, furnish or give]
liquor or malt or brewed beverages on the unlicensed portion of
the licensed gaming facility so long as the liquor or malt or
brewed beverages remain on the facility.
(b.1) Liquor Code sanctions.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, a person holding a slot machine license that
also holds a license issued by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control
Board shall not be subject to the provisions of section 471(c)
of the Liquor Code. In addition, if a fine is imposed under
section 471(b) of the Liquor Code, it shall be for not less than
$250 nor more than $25,000. The prior citation history of the
slot machine licensee shall be considered in determining the
amount of the fine.
(c) Nonlicensees.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, a slot machine licensee which is not licensed to sell
liquor or malt or brewed beverages shall be entitled to apply to
the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board for a restaurant liquor or
eating place retail dispenser license as permitted by section
472 of the Liquor Code. The following shall apply:
(1) Licenses issued under this section shall not be
subject to:
(i) The proximity provisions of sections 402 and 404
of the Liquor Code.
(ii) The quota restrictions of section 461 of the
Liquor Code.
(iii) The provisions of section 493(10) of the
Liquor Code except as they relate to lewd, immoral or
improper entertainment.
(iv) The prohibition against minors frequenting as
described in section 493(14) of the Liquor Code.
(v) The cost and total display area limitations of
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section 493(20)(i) of the Liquor Code.
(vi) Section 493(24)(ii) of the Liquor Code.
In addition, licenses issued under this section shall not be
subject to the provisions defining "restaurant" or "eating
place" in section 102 of the Liquor Code.
(2) Absent good cause shown consistent with the purposes
of this part, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board shall
approve an application for the license filed by a licensed
gaming entity within 60 days.
Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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