Pa. liquor bill at a glance

Highlights of the Senate GOP's revised liquor privatization plan

--Beer distributors would be allowed to apply for a license to sell the alcohol trifecta - beer, wine and hard liquor - under one roof.

--State Stores, as long as they remain open, would be the only other business allowed to sell all three alcohol products. But the bills calls for shutting them down when they are outnumbered, 2-to-1, in a county with beer distributors selling all three products.

--Private businesses, such as bars, taverns and restaurants, would be allowed to obtain a license to sell up to three six-packs to-go, and up to four bottles of wine to go.

--So-called "food markets" could apply for a restaurant license to also sell up to three six-packs to-go, and up to four bottles of wine to-go. They would be able to do so without having a separate area with seating, as the law now requires.

--But food markets within a three-quarter mile radius from a beer distributor would not be able to obtain a restaurant license without having a separate seating area, as the law now requires. This is to protect smaller beer distributors from being edged out of the market by retail giants.

--The current gas prohibition would be lifted, allowing convenience stores with gas stations attached to sell beer-to-go.

--The bill would allow shipment of out-of-state wine to Pennsylvania residents, who under current law must have their wine shipped to a State Store for pickup, where they also pay the state's full markup and tax load.

--The bill would allow the state Liquor Control Board to lease the wholesale side of its liquor business, but only if such a lease is deemed to lead to increased annual profits to the state.