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Liquor Licenses Now Allowed to Sell Booze Until 3 AM Under Proposed New City Rules

Official:Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," to provide for the sale of liquor and malt or brewed beverages until 3:00 A.M. by certain or all liquor licensees, under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Councilmember Reynolds Brown

Introduced: January 26, 2012

: Committee of the Whole

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No one voted on this bill

This bill was introduced in the 2012–2015 Council term and when that term ran out. The public record shows no committee vote and no floor vote at any stage, so no member of Council ever went on record for or against it.

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Plain-Language Summary

This bill proposes to allow liquor licensees in Philadelphia to sell alcohol until 3:00 A.M., an hour later than the current limit of 2:00 A.M.

What This Bill Does

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Extends the sale of liquor and malt or brewed beverages in Philadelphia until 3:00 A.M. for certain or all liquor licensees.
Amends Chapter 9-2700 of The Philadelphia Code, specifically Section 9-2703, to extend the sale time as noted above.
Subject to certain terms and conditions, liquor licensees in Philadelphia may now sell alcohol until 1 hour later than the current limit.
Requires liquor licensees to continue complying with the Liquor Code and the terms of any license or permit issued thereunder, except as specifically extended by this bill.