[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.grossmcginley.com\/resources\/blog\/pa-veto-bill-to-relax-bar-restaurant-restrictions\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.grossmcginley.com\/resources\/blog\/pa-veto-bill-to-relax-bar-restaurant-restrictions\/","headline":"PA Governor Vetoes Bill to Relax Bar & Restaurant Restrictions","name":"PA Governor Vetoes Bill to Relax Bar & Restaurant Restrictions","description":"Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has vetoed House Bill 2513, delivering a blow to the hopes of Pennsylvania\u2019s […]","datePublished":"2020-10-16","dateModified":"2021-10-19","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.grossmcginley.com\/resources\/author\/jason-ulrich\/#Person","name":"Jason Ulrich","url":"https:\/\/www.grossmcginley.com\/resources\/author\/jason-ulrich\/","identifier":50,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.grossmcginley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jason-A-Ulrich-headshot-150x150.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.grossmcginley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jason-A-Ulrich-headshot-150x150.jpg","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Gross McGinley, LLP","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.grossmcginley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/logopng-00436945-e1531508982151.png","url":"https:\/\/www.grossmcginley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/logopng-00436945-e1531508982151.png","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.grossmcginley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/brick-wall-1834784_1920-01498467x9F954.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.grossmcginley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/brick-wall-1834784_1920-01498467x9F954.jpg","height":800,"width":800},"url":"https:\/\/www.grossmcginley.com\/resources\/blog\/pa-veto-bill-to-relax-bar-restaurant-restrictions\/","about":["Blog","Law Alerts"],"wordCount":256,"keywords":["Business Law","COVID-19","liquor law"],"articleBody":"Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has vetoed House Bill 2513, delivering a blow to the hopes of Pennsylvania\u2019s bar and restaurant industry on the final day of the Governor\u2019s veto window.As we covered in last month’s update, HB 2513 was passed by an overwhelming bi-partisan majority and stood to relax the industry\u2019s operating restrictions by:\tPermitting bars and restaurants to operate at 50% capacity for indoor dining by following the CDC and Pennsylvania\u2019s social distancing guidelines or maintaining physical barriers;\tLifting the ban on bar service and the use of bar seating for both food and alcohol sales; and\tLifting the requirement that food be served with alcohol sales.With the Governor\u2019s veto of HB 2513, the bill is headed back to the General Assembly to determine whether it will hold a veto override vote, which would require a two-thirds majority vote in both the House and the Senate.For now, bar and restaurant owners wishing to operate at 50% capacity must self-certify and comply with the guidelines of the state\u2019s Open & Certified program, created under the Governor\u2019s September 17, 2020 Order.The Governor\u2019s press release and veto message can be found here.We will continue to keep you updated as we navigate the ever-evolving laws and regulation surrounding COVID-19.\u00a0 As always, the attorneys of Gross McGinley, LLP are here to help you with any questions.Attorneys\u00a0Jason A. Ulrich,\u00a0Thomas E. Reilly, Jr.\u00a0and\u00a0Ross Ramaley\u00a0practice in Gross McGinley\u2019s Business Services Group, providing legal counsel to regionally and nationally-held businesses."},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Resources","item":"https:\/\/www.grossmcginley.com\/resources\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Blog","item":"https:\/\/www.grossmcginley.com\/resources\/\/blog\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"PA Governor Vetoes Bill to Relax Bar & Restaurant Restrictions","item":"https:\/\/www.grossmcginley.com\/resources\/blog\/pa-veto-bill-to-relax-bar-restaurant-restrictions\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]