MA H699

Bill

Relative to designation of polling places

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
03/09/2020

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to the prohibition of alcohol in designated polling places. Election Laws.

AI Summary

This bill amends Chapter 54, Section 24 of the General Laws to prohibit the serving or consumption of alcoholic beverages in the portion of a building designated as a polling place during voting hours or while ballots are being counted. The previous language prohibited the sale of alcoholic beverages in such locations, and this bill updates the law to be more comprehensive in its restrictions. The bill will take effect upon passage.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (4)

David DeCoste (R), Brad Jones (R), David Nangle (D), Bruce Tarr (R),

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (on 03/09/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H699

(15 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H699
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H699.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H208	Relative to large project based licenses	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H233	Relative to alcoholic beverage containers	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H338	Relative to inducements in the purchase and sale of alcoholic beverages	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H3394	Relative to the social host law	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H633	Assuring that polling places are accessible to elderly and physically challenged voters	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Similar To
H648	Regulating certain activities at polling locations	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Similar To
H705	Relative to valid identification at voting polls	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Similar To
S1714	Relative to the fair taxation of alcoholic beverages	Accompanied a study order, see H5080	Similar To
S190	Relative to enhancing Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission background checks	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2232	Relative to polling places in the town of Middleton	New draft substituted, see S2344	Similar To
S2261	Relative to the granting of alcoholic beverages licenses in the town of Boxford	Accompanied a new draft, see S2366	Similar To
S2262	Authorizing the town of North Andover to grant an additional liquor license	Accompanied a new draft, see S2353	Similar To
S2344	Further regulating the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages at certain polling places in the town of Middleton	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 92 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
S2353	Authorizing the town of North Andover to grant an additional liquor license	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 14 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
S2381	Authorizing the city of Easthampton to grant 8 additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises, 4 additional licenses for the sale of wine and malt beverages to be drunk on the premise and 1 additional license for the sale of wine and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 46 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H208

Relative to large project based licenses

Accompanied a study order, see H5043

Similar To

H233

Relative to alcoholic beverage containers

Accompanied a study order, see H5043

Similar To

H338

Relative to inducements in the purchase and sale of alcoholic beverages

Accompanied a study order, see H5043

Similar To

H3394

Relative to the social host law

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H633

Assuring that polling places are accessible to elderly and physically challenged voters

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Similar To

H648

Regulating certain activities at polling locations

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Similar To

H705

Relative to valid identification at voting polls

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Similar To

S1714

Relative to the fair taxation of alcoholic beverages

Accompanied a study order, see H5080

Similar To

S190

Relative to enhancing Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission background checks

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2232

Relative to polling places in the town of Middleton

New draft substituted, see S2344

Similar To

S2261

Relative to the granting of alcoholic beverages licenses in the town of Boxford

Accompanied a new draft, see S2366

Similar To

S2262

Authorizing the town of North Andover to grant an additional liquor license

Accompanied a new draft, see S2353

Similar To

S2344

Further regulating the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages at certain polling places in the town of Middleton

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 92 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

S2353

Authorizing the town of North Andover to grant an additional liquor license

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 14 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

S2381

Authorizing the city of Easthampton to grant 8 additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises, 4 additional licenses for the sale of wine and malt beverages to be drunk on the premise and 1 additional license for the sale of wine and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 46 of the Acts of 2020

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