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Committee advances bill to let PLCB hold annual "excess" liquor-license auctions with fees, transfer limits
Summary
The Liquor Control committee reported House Bill 828 out of committee after adopting Amendment A01488, which sets minimum bids and application fees, shortens payment timing and limits transfers into a single county.
House Bill 828, considered at the Liquor Control committee meeting on July 9, 2025, would amend the Pennsylvania liquor code to allow the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board to hold one annual "excess" auction to sell licenses that did not receive bids in prior auctions.
The bill matters because it would create a recurring mechanism for reallocating unused liquor licenses, set fee and transfer limits, and change payment timing for winning bidders, potentially affecting restaurant owners and license holders across Pennsylvania.
Lynn, committee staff, summarized the bill: "House bill 8 28 amends a liquor code to allow for the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board to hold an annual excess auction to auction…
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