PRLA Restaurant & Lodging Matters Spring 2021

Spring 2021 • PENNSYLVANIA RESTAURANT & LODGING matters • 23 Eliminate safekeeping fees until January 2023. HB 425: Dowling, R–Fayette Allow licensees to deliver wine and mixed drinks, just as they are able to deliver malt and brewed beverages currently. SB 616 (ad- dresses wine only): Stefano, R–Fayette Increase the licensee discount to 15 percent permanently. HB 427: Pyle, R–Armstrong Make mixed drinks to go permanent. HB 1154: Masser–R, Northumberland Allow licensees to renew their off-premise catering permit at no cost in 2021 and 2022. HB 425: Dowling, R–Fayette Allow licensees to expand their licensed premise outdoors to non- contiguous areas. HB 425: Dowling, R–Fayette Allow a licensee that closes permanently to sell their existing product (wine & spirits) to another licensee. HB 425: Dowling, R–Fayette CONTACT Melissa Bova Vice President of Government Affairs mbova@prla.org (717) 963-8371 ALCOHOL LICENSEE-SPECIFIC RECOVERY ITEMS PRE-PANDEMIC PA HOTEL INDUSTRY ECONOMIC DATA • $12 billion estimated in business sales output in Pennsylvania hotels in 2019 • 121,516 hotel jobs in Pennsylvania • 1,509 properties with 144,570 guestrooms in Pennsylvania SINCE MARCH 2020 Hotels won’t make it another 6 months without further federal assistance 71% Lost state and local tax revenue lost in 2020 due to COVID-19 nationally $16.8 BILLION Hotels will be forced to lay off more staff. 77% Hotel owners across the nation have said they are in danger of foreclosure 59% PRLA Survey Results To assess the impact of Gov. Wolf’s December 12 order shutting down in- door dining and private events, the PRLA surveyed more than 5,000 industry members from December 11-13, 2020. 88 percent of respondents will now have to lay off staff. 26,275 employees were laid off immediately due to the order. More than $1.5 million worth of food was discarded or, rarely, donated. Approximate 13 percent of respondents said they would defy the order.