MA S158

Bill

Relative to one day alcoholic beverage licenses

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to one day alcoholic beverage licenses. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

AI Summary

This bill amends Section 14 of Chapter 138 of the Massachusetts General Laws to limit the number of one-day alcoholic beverage licenses that can be granted to a single person, firm, corporation, association, or other combination of persons to no more than 14 in a calendar year. The bill prohibits these entities from participating in decisions regarding such licenses, receiving any percentage or fee derived from gross revenues in exchange for management assistance, or participating in any other action designed to effect common results of more than 14 licenses under this section in a calendar year.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (2)

Nick Collins (D), Ed Kennedy (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2534 (on 02/13/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S158

(23 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S158
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S158.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2400	Exempting certain fraternal organizations from the tax of sales of alcoholic beverages	Accompanied a study order, see H5128	Similar To
H251	Relative to charitable alcohol donations	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	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
H3082	Relative to expired licenses	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H346	Increasing the experience and background necessary to operate low pressure processed steam boilers	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	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
H3991	Amending certain liquor licenses in the town of Winchester	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 214 of the Acts of 2020	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
H4197	Authorizing the town of Groton to grant additional alcoholic beverages licenses	Accompanied a new draft, see H4809	Similar To
H4241	Authorizing the city known as the town of Watertown to grant 15 additional licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 48 of the Acts of 2020	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
S186	Relative to the granting of alcoholic beverages licenses not to be consumed on the premises by the town of Rockport	New draft substituted, see S2212	Similar To
S2142	Relative to hardship licenses for first time offenders	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2212	Authorizing a ballot question in the town of Rockport relative to the granting of 2 licenses for alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 12 of the Acts of 2019	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
S2534	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to consumer protection and professional licensure issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S526	Relative to horse riding instructor’s licenses	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2400

Exempting certain fraternal organizations from the tax of sales of alcoholic beverages

Accompanied a study order, see H5128

Similar To

H251

Relative to charitable alcohol donations

Accompanied a study order, see H5043

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

H3082

Relative to expired licenses

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

H346

Increasing the experience and background necessary to operate low pressure processed steam boilers

Accompanied a study order, see H5043

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

H3991

Amending certain liquor licenses in the town of Winchester

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 214 of the Acts of 2020

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

H4197

Authorizing the town of Groton to grant additional alcoholic beverages licenses

Accompanied a new draft, see H4809

Similar To

H4241

Authorizing the city known as the town of Watertown to grant 15 additional licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 48 of the Acts of 2020

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

S186

Relative to the granting of alcoholic beverages licenses not to be consumed on the premises by the town of Rockport

New draft substituted, see S2212

Similar To

S2142

Relative to hardship licenses for first time offenders

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S2212

Authorizing a ballot question in the town of Rockport relative to the granting of 2 licenses for alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 12 of the Acts of 2019

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

S2534

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to consumer protection and professional licensure issues

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S526

Relative to horse riding instructor’s licenses

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

Similar To

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