Summary of House Bil 1196 Frank Pistella, president of the Malt Beverage Distributor’s Association, has issued the following statement regarding final passage of HB 1196: “On behalf of Pennsylvania’s retail beer distributors we thank the General...
At a news conference today in Glen Mills, Senator Tom Killion (R-9) announced the introduction of Senate Bill 1359, a bill that would level the playing field for hundreds of beer distributors throughout Pennsylvania who are now feeling the pressure of increased...
Act 39 may have expanded wine sales to grocery stores last month, but beer distributors are still stuck selling one thing: Beer. State Sen. Tom Killion, R-9, of Middletown, is trying to change that with Senate Bill 1359, which would expand the selling of up to four...
The state Supreme Court dismissed our case seeking to overturn a license for carryout beer sales by a Sheetz location in Cumberland County because the convenience store and cafe were on the same property as gas pumps. The court tossed the case after a little-noticed...
Malt Beverage Distributors Association (MBDA) First Vice President Frank Pistella released the following statement after sending a letter to Governor Tom Wolf and the chairman and members of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB). “Today the MBDA sent a...
Three separate briefs (arguments to the court) were filed with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court last week on behalf of MBDA’s position in support of a literal reading of the Liquor Code’s “gas prohibition” intended to prohibit convenience stores...
