MA H339

Bill

MA H339

Relative to alcohol purchasing discounts

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to alcohol purchasing discounts. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

AI Summary

This bill amends existing Massachusetts law to allow businesses that hold two or more alcohol retail licenses to combine their alcohol purchases for the purpose of obtaining quantity discounts from wholesalers. It also allows three to seven (or up to nine in total) license holders to enter into a cooperative agreement to make joint purchases of alcoholic beverages in larger quantities to attain wholesale discounts, as long as the purchased alcohol is distributed only to the licensees party to the agreement.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (1)

Jeff Roy (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5043 (on 10/26/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H339

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H339
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H339.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1111	Allowing for retail pharmacy discounts and co-pay assistance	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Similar To
H251	Relative to charitable alcohol donations	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H28	Modernizing the Massachusetts alcohol laws	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H29	Authorizing charity alcohol auctions	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H296	To allow non-profits to purchase alcohol from retail package stores for charitable events	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H303	To allow non-profits to purchase alcohol from retail package stores for charitable events	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H331	Relative to the use of a magnetic identification card reader machine when purchasing alcohol	Accompanied a new draft, see S2567	Similar To
H3795	Above quota alcohol license	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Similar To
H5043	Study Order - licensing, right to repair law, consumer safety and rights.	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
S121	To update the alcohol excise tax	Accompanied a study order, see S2534	Similar To
S1617	Relative to a local option excise on the sale of alcoholic beverages for municipal substance abuse prevention and public health programs	Accompanied a study order, see S2549	Similar To
S1714	Relative to the fair taxation of alcoholic beverages	Accompanied a study order, see H5080	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1111

Allowing for retail pharmacy discounts and co-pay assistance

Accompanied a study order, see H5160

Similar To

H251

Relative to charitable alcohol donations