Law and Justice Committee

Law and Justice Committee

Law and Justice Committee 11/26/02

The Senate Law and Justice Committee met on Tuesday, November 26, 2002 for purposes of nominating David Sanko to the Liquor Control Board. The nomination passed on a 7-4 party-line vote.

Law and Justice Committee 11/20/02

The Senate Law and Justice Committee met on Wednesday, November 20 and reported out the following bill as amended:

HB 2574 (Donatucci) This bill amends the Liquor Code by providing for Sunday sales at Pennsylvania liquor stores. The bill also provides for a number of changes to the Code, including further regulations as they pertain to liquor licenses and licensees.

Law and Justice Committee 11/13/02

The Senate Law and Justice Committee met on Wednesday, November 13, 2002 and reported out the following bills:

As committed:

SB 1539 (Orie) This bill establishes the Law Enforcement Officer Residency Act. The act prohibits municipalities from requiring its law enforcement officers to be residents of the municipality. The bill passed on a 10-1 vote.

As amended:

SB 1365 (Conti) This bill amends the Liquor Code by adding definitions, amending the special occasion permit section, permitting state liquor stores to sell corkscrews and wine sleeves and makes various technical changes. The bill passed unanimously.

Amendment 5340 to SB 1365 Allows limited wineries to buy bottles from other Pennsylvania limited wineries. The amendment passed unanimously.

Amendment 5371 to SB 1365 Puts the two-year residency requirement for owning a
license back into the Code. It also directs standards of appeal to Commonwealth Court
instead of Courts of Common Pleas, as is in current law. The amendment passed
unanimously.

Law and Justice Committee 6/3/02

The Senate Law & Justice Committee met on Monday June 3, 2002.

Senate Bill 1365 was pulled from the agenda.

The nomination of Jonathan H. Newman to the PA Liquor Control Board for another term was motioned by Senator Thompson and seconded by Senator Holl out of committee. The nomination was unanimously reported out of committee to the floor to be voted on by the full Senate.

Law and Justice Committee 12/12/01

The Senate Law & Justice Committee met today and unanimously reported out Senate Resolution 59, with technical amendment in Committee.

The resolution acknowledges the five-year impasse in negotiations between the liquor control board retail clerks and the Administration as being the state's only unresolved collective bargaining agreement, and calls on the Governor to enter into binding arbitration with the respective collective bargaining representatives so that an employment contract may be adopted as soon as possible.