H1589B2048A02937 MAB:EJH 09/24/19 #90 A02937
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 1589
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE KENYATTA
Printer's No. 2048
Amend Bill, page 1, line 16, by inserting after "laws," "
in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions;
and,
Amend Bill, page 1, lines 23 through 25, by striking out all
of said lines and inserting
Section 1. The definition of "performing arts facilities" in
section 102 of the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known
as the Liquor Code, is amended to read:
Section 102. Definitions.--The following words or phrases,
unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, shall have the
meanings ascribed to them in this section:
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"Performing arts facilities" shall mean [those] any of the
following:
(1) Those halls or theaters in which live musical, concert,
dance, ballet and legitimate play book-length productions are
performed. Performing arts facilities shall not mean those halls
or theaters in which burlesque shows or reviews are performed.
If the operator of the performing arts facility is a nonprofit
entity, the facility must have seating for at least one hundred
fifty (150) people; otherwise, the facility must have seating
for at least twenty-five hundred (2,500) people.
(2) Small movie theaters that have permanent seating in the
facility for at least one hundred (100) people, but no more than
three hundred fifty (350) people, and which screen independent
films, foreign films, classic films and second-run films on no
more than four movie screens. As used in this definition, the
term "independent films" includes feature films produced outside
the major film studio system or by independent entertainment
agencies.
(3) A hall or theater that meets the requirements of
paragraphs (1) and (2).
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Section 2. Sections 406(d), 412(f)(1) and 413(f)(1) of the
act are amended to read:
Amend Bill, page 3, line 15, by inserting after "facility."
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In addition, sales of liquor and malt or brewed beverages at
a movie theater as defined under paragraph (2) or (3) of the
definition of "performing arts facilities" in section 102 may be
made one hour before, during and one hour after the screening of
any independent, foreign, classic or second-run film at the
movie theater.
Amend Bill, page 3, line 17, by striking out "2" and
inserting
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