MA H409

Bill

MA H409

Relative to cider

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to the definition of cider. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

AI Summary

This bill amends the definition of cider in Massachusetts law by increasing the maximum alcohol content from 6% to 8.5%. The bill updates the existing law to allow a higher alcohol percentage for cider, a type of fermented apple or pear-based alcoholic beverage. This change provides more flexibility for cider producers and expands consumer options within the cider market in the state.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (7)

Brad Jones (R)*, Kim Ferguson (R), Paul Frost (R), Susan Gifford (R), Steven Howitt (R), Hannah Kane (R), Matt Muratore (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4880 (on 06/30/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H409

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H409
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H409.pdf

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H1004	Relative to farmers' markets	Accompanied a study order, see H5041	Similar To
H1507	Relative to the definition of attempted murder	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H1920	Relative to juvenile justice	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H2576	Defining person for retirement purposes	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H4880	Study Order	No further action taken	Replaced by
S1230	Expanding whistleblower protections	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1510	Relative to the definition of podiatry	Accompanied H2270	Similar To
S2086	Relative to the definition of fraud in public construction bid laws	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2399	Defining "Gold Star families"	Accompanied a study order, see S2680	Similar To
S43	Further defining a quorum of a public body in the town of Monson	New draft (Gobi) substituted, see S2610	Similar To
S790	To define modest meals and refreshments in prescriber education settings	Accompanied S771	Similar To

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