MA H3991

Bill

Amending certain liquor licenses in the town of Winchester

Introduced
07/24/2019

In Committee
10/23/2019

Crossed Over
11/19/2020

Passed
11/23/2020

Dead

Signed/Enacted/Adopted
11/30/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

That the town of Winchester be authorized to further regulate certain liquor licenses in said town. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. [Local Approval Received.]

AI Summary

This bill authorizes the town of Winchester to further regulate certain liquor licenses. Specifically, it amends two prior acts to change the seating capacity requirement for restaurants to obtain all-alcoholic beverages licenses from 70 to 24 persons, and from 100 to 24 persons, respectively. Additionally, the bill allows the town's licensing authority to grant all-alcoholic beverages licenses to restaurants with a minimum seating capacity of 24 persons, overriding the general state law requirement.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (2)

Mike Day (D), Jason Lewis (D),

Last Action

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 214 of the Acts of 2020 (on 11/30/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3991

(9 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3991
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3991.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H251	Relative to charitable alcohol donations	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H343	Authorizing the town of Palmer to issue additional liquor 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
H361	Authorizing the town of Athol to grant 6 additional liquor licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises	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
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
H3995	Authorizing the town of Winchester to establish a senior property tax exemption	Accompanied a new draft, see H4476	Similar To
S128	Relative to authorizing temporary liquor licenses to benefit charities	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	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
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
S2261	Relative to the granting of alcoholic beverages licenses in the town of Boxford	Accompanied a new draft, see S2366	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H251

Relative to charitable alcohol donations

Accompanied a study order, see H5043

Similar To

H343

Authorizing the town of Palmer to issue additional liquor 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

H361

Authorizing the town of Athol to grant 6 additional liquor licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises

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

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

H3995

Authorizing the town of Winchester to establish a senior property tax exemption

Accompanied a new draft, see H4476

Similar To

S128

Relative to authorizing temporary liquor licenses to benefit charities

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

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

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

S2261

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

Accompanied a new draft, see S2366

Similar To

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