MA H239

Bill

For all licensees for beer to be drunk on the premises must list the alcohol by volume for each beer selection on the menu

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 the listing of the alcohol by volume for beer selections on menus. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

AI Summary

This bill requires all licensees for beer to be drunk on the premises to list the alcohol by volume (ABV) for each beer selection on the menu. This provision is being added to Chapter 138 of the state's Alcoholic Liquors laws. The purpose is to provide consumers with more information about the alcoholic content of the beer options available at these licensed establishments.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (1)

Colleen Garry (D),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H239

(21 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H239
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H239.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H225	Authorizing the town of Plainville to grant additional licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages	Accompanied a new draft, see H4692	Similar To
H260	Relative to license suspensions	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H292	Authorizing the town of Dedham to convert a license for the sale of wine and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises to a license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises	Accompanied a study order, see H3795	Similar To
H306	Authorizing certain officials in the town of Hull to issue 1-day licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages and common victualler and entertainment licenses	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting, the question being on acceptance	Similar To
H319	Authorizing the town of Milford to grant an additional license for the sale of wines and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises	Accompanied a new draft, see H3939	Similar To
H320	Authorizing the town of Milford to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises	Accompanied a new draft, see H3940	Similar To
H3747	Authorizing the city of Fitchburg to grant 1 additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises	Accompanied a new draft, see H4334	Similar To
H3821	Allowing the town of Sharon to grant licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises	Accompanied a new draft, see H4402	Similar To
H3847	Authorizing the town of Hudson to grant five additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 57 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
H3848	Authorizing the town of Hudson to grant an additional license for the sale of wines and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 62 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
H3864	Authorizing the town of Swansea to grant additional alcoholic beverage licenses	Accompanied a new draft, see H4085	Similar To
H3967	Authorizing the town of Fairhaven to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises	Accompanied a new draft, see H4086	Similar To
H3992	Authorizing the town of Winchester to grant not more than 6 licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages on the premises without food to nonprofit charitable corporations	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting, the question being on acceptance	Similar To
H3993	Authorizing the town of Milford to grant 1 additional license for the sale of wines and malt beverages to be drunk on the premises	Accompanied a new draft, see H4141	Similar To
H4040	Authorizing the city of Salem to convert a license for the sale of wine and malt beverages to be drunk on the premises to a license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises	Accompanied a new draft, see H4117	Similar To
H4197	Authorizing the town of Groton to grant additional alcoholic beverages licenses	Accompanied a new draft, see H4809	Similar To
H4270	Authorizing the town of Webster to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises	Accompanied a new draft, see H4340	Similar To
H4271	Authorizing the town of Dedham to grant one additional license for the sale of beer and wine to be drunk on premises	Accompanied a new draft, see H5068	Similar To
H5043	Study Order - licensing, right to repair law, consumer safety and rights.	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
H698	Relative to nomination of candidates for town meeting in the town of Milford	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 80 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
S131	Regulating the granting of temporary licenses for the sale of wine, beer, and malt liquor at auctions for nonprofit charitable corporations	Accompanied a study order, see S2534	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H225

Authorizing the town of Plainville to grant additional licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages

Accompanied a new draft, see H4692

Similar To

H260

Relative to license suspensions

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

H292

Authorizing the town of Dedham to convert a license for the sale of wine and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises to a license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises

Accompanied a study order, see H3795

Similar To

H306

Authorizing certain officials in the town of Hull to issue 1-day licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages and common victualler and entertainment licenses

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting, the question being on acceptance

Similar To

H319

Authorizing the town of Milford to grant an additional license for the sale of wines and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises

Accompanied a new draft, see H3939

Similar To

H320

Authorizing the town of Milford to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises

Accompanied a new draft, see H3940

Similar To

H3747

Authorizing the city of Fitchburg to grant 1 additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises

Accompanied a new draft, see H4334

Similar To

H3821

Allowing the town of Sharon to grant licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises

Accompanied a new draft, see H4402

Similar To

H3847

Authorizing the town of Hudson to grant five additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 57 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

H3848

Authorizing the town of Hudson to grant an additional license for the sale of wines and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 62 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

H3864

Authorizing the town of Swansea to grant additional alcoholic beverage licenses

Accompanied a new draft, see H4085

Similar To

H3967

Authorizing the town of Fairhaven to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises

Accompanied a new draft, see H4086

Similar To

H3992

Authorizing the town of Winchester to grant not more than 6 licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages on the premises without food to nonprofit charitable corporations

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting, the question being on acceptance

Similar To

H3993

Authorizing the town of Milford to grant 1 additional license for the sale of wines and malt beverages to be drunk on the premises

Accompanied a new draft, see H4141

Similar To

H4040

Authorizing the city of Salem to convert a license for the sale of wine and malt beverages to be drunk on the premises to a license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises

Accompanied a new draft, see H4117

Similar To

H4197

Authorizing the town of Groton to grant additional alcoholic beverages licenses

Accompanied a new draft, see H4809

Similar To

H4270

Authorizing the town of Webster to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises

Accompanied a new draft, see H4340

Similar To

H4271

Authorizing the town of Dedham to grant one additional license for the sale of beer and wine to be drunk on premises

Accompanied a new draft, see H5068

Similar To

H5043

Study Order - licensing, right to repair law, consumer safety and rights.

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Replaced by

H698

Relative to nomination of candidates for town meeting in the town of Milford

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 80 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

S131

Regulating the granting of temporary licenses for the sale of wine, beer, and malt liquor at auctions for nonprofit charitable corporations

Accompanied a study order, see S2534

Similar To

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