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HB 559

An Act amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; and, in licenses and regulations and liquor, alcohol and malt and brewed beverages, further providing for license districts, license period and hearings, for issuance, transfer or extension of hotel, restaurant and club liquor licenses, for malt and brewed beverages manufacturers', distributors' and importing distributors' licenses and for malt and brewed beverages retail licenses.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz and 8 co-sponsors

HB 559: Specifies the bill’s primary effect, describing the key change or policy enacted (e.g., conservatively: a specific mandate, exemption, or new regulation) in one concise sen

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Bill Summary · HB 559

I’m seeing multiple different bills labeled “HB 559” in the documents you provided (from different states and on very different topics). Which specific HB 559 do you want a full summary for? Please pick one of the options below (or tell me the state/version):

  • Alabama HB 559 (Criminal Offenses) — amends loitering law to exempt wearing surgical/medical masks at protests to prevent disease spread and authorizes local school boards and public colleges/universities to adopt/enforce campus mask policies (effective Oct. 1, 2025).
  • Maryland HB 559 (Economic Matters) — authorizes certain agritourism businesses, Class 4 limited wineries, and Class 8 farm breweries to meet the “convenient lavatory” requirement by using portable chemical toilets that meet specified conditions (effective June 1, 2025).
  • New Mexico HB 559 (Family law / custody) — would prohibit courts from considering parental support (or lack of support) of a child’s gender identity or gender-affirming care in custody decisions (effective July 1, 2025).
  • North Carolina HB 559 (“Make Elevators Great Again”) — raises and creates inspection/permit fee schedules for elevators/amusement devices, ties fees to CPI, and directs development of an inspector apprenticeship program.
  • Other HB 559s in your packet (Kentucky renter tax credit, Hawaii financial literacy in schools, Georgia sales-tax exemption extension for data centers, Illinois vehicle ID technical fix, etc.)

If you confirm which state/version you want, I will produce a comprehensive, 200–400 word summary (purpose, key provisions, who’s affected, and timeline/fiscal notes). If you want, I can also summarize multiple versions — tell me which ones.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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