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, further providing for wine and spirits auction permits.

PRINTER'S NO. 1077
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 958
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY J. WARD, FONTANA, PHILLIPS-HILL, COSTA AND
STEFANO, JULY 23, 2025
REFERRED TO LAW AND JUSTICE, JULY 23, 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 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
licenses and regulations and liquor, alcohol and malt and
brewed beverages, further providing for wine and spirits
auction permits.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 408.12(a) of the act of April 12, 1951
(P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, is amended to read:
Section 408.12. Wine and Spirits Auction Permits.--(a) Upon
application of:
(1) any nonprofit hospital;
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(2) any nonprofit public television station which is a
member of the Pennsylvania Public Television Network;
(3) any orchestra located in a county of the first, second
or third class which is operated by a nonprofit corporation;
(4) any museum located in a county of the first, second,
third or fourth class which is operated by a nonprofit
corporation;
(5) any nonprofit corporation located in any county of the
third class which trains and places dogs for people who are
physically handicapped;
(6) any nationally recognized community-based voluntary
health organization committed to fighting cancer which has been
in existence for at least ninety years;
(7) any nationally recognized emergency response
organization that offers humanitarian care to victims of war or
natural disaster and has been in existence for at least one
hundred twenty-five years;
(8) any nationally recognized organization whose purpose is
to serve as an agent to collect funds for local charities, as
well as to coordinate relief services, counsel and refer clients
to cooperating agencies and make emergency assistance grants and
has been in existence for at least one hundred twenty years;
(9) any hospice as defined under section 802.1 of the act of
July 19, 1979 (P.L.130, No.48), known as the "Health Care
Facilities Act";
(10) institution of higher education;
(11) any nationally recognized community-based health
organization committed to funding Type 1 Diabetes research;
(12) any nationally recognized community-based voluntary
health organization committed to fighting cancer which has been
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in existence for at least twenty years;
(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))] accordance with 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)
(3) (relating to exemption from tax on corporations, certain
trusts, etc.) and that is registered with the Bureau of
Corporations and Charitable Organizations of the Department of
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; or
(15) any private academic school licensed with the
Department of Education or any nonpublic, nonlicensed school
registered with the Department of Education;
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.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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