MA H445

Bill

MA H445

Amending chapter 138

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 alcoholic beverages tastings. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

AI Summary

This bill amends Chapter 138 of the Massachusetts General Laws to allow owners or operators of vessels or shipping companies carrying passengers and operating out of any port in the Commonwealth who hold a license under Section 13 to sponsor, promote, partner with, or advertise tastings with certain license holders under Sections 19B, 19C, and 19D. The bill also allows these vessel owners or operators to provide on-board sample wine or malt beverage tastings, with specific serving size limitations and the requirement that food be served. Additionally, the bill permits these vessel owners or operators to provide, without charge, on-premises sample alcoholic beverage tastings for prospective customers, again with serving size limitations and the requirement to serve food.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (1)

James Murphy (D)*,

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H445

(18 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H445
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H445.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3712	To grant additional liquor licenses for the sale of wines and malt beverages to be drunk on the premises in Concord	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 7 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H3715	Authorizing the town of Lunenburg to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises to Jaxx Country Variety	Accompanied a new draft, see H3813	Similar To
H3739	Authorizing the town of Sudbury to grant an additional license for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises	Accompanied a new draft, see H3895	Similar To
H380	Authorizing the town of Somerset to grant additional licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk off the premises	Accompanied a new draft, see H3811	Similar To
H3831	Regarding licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises in the town of Tisbury	Accompanied a new draft, see H4240	Similar To
H3861	Authorizing the town of Wellesley to grant certain licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages	Accompanied a new draft, see H4115	Similar To
H3890	Authorizing the town of Easton to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages	Accompanied a new draft, see H4116	Similar To
H3907	Authorizing the city of Brockton to grant additional wine and malt beverage licenses	No further action taken	Similar To
H3933	Authorizing the town of Milford to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be consumed on the premises	Accompanied a new draft, see H4663	Similar To
H4065	Authorizing the issuing of 3 wine and malt beverages license not to be drunk on the premises for downtown mixed use district, Natick, Massachusetts	No further action taken	Similar To
H4086	Authorizing the town of Plainville to grant additional licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages	Accompanied a new draft, see H4664	Similar To
H4132	Authorizing the city of Salem to convert a seasonal license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises to an annual license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises of Salem's Retreat at 96 North Street	No further action taken	Similar To
H4260	Authorizing the town of Wellesley to grant certain licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 113 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H4880	Study Order	No further action taken	Replaced by
S199	Providing municipal control of liquor licenses	Accompanied a study order, see S2666	Similar To
S246	Relative to liquor licenses in the city of Westfield	Accompanied a new draft, see S2566	Similar To
S248	Relative to identification for the sale of alcoholic beverages	Accompanied a new draft, see H4589	Similar To
S526	Expanding the sale of products by farmer breweries and pub brewers	Accompanied H940	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H3712

To grant additional liquor licenses for the sale of wines and malt beverages to be drunk on the premises in Concord

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 7 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H3715

Authorizing the town of Lunenburg to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises to Jaxx Country Variety

Accompanied a new draft, see H3813

Similar To

H3739

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

Accompanied a new draft, see H3895

Similar To

H380

Authorizing the town of Somerset to grant additional licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk off the premises

Accompanied a new draft, see H3811

Similar To

H3831

Regarding licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises in the town of Tisbury

Accompanied a new draft, see H4240

Similar To

H3861

Authorizing the town of Wellesley to grant certain licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages

Accompanied a new draft, see H4115

Similar To

H3890

Authorizing the town of Easton to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages

Accompanied a new draft, see H4116

Similar To

H3907

Authorizing the city of Brockton to grant additional wine and malt beverage licenses

No further action taken

Similar To

H3933

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

Accompanied a new draft, see H4663

Similar To

H4065

Authorizing the issuing of 3 wine and malt beverages license not to be drunk on the premises for downtown mixed use district, Natick, Massachusetts

No further action taken

Similar To

H4086

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

Accompanied a new draft, see H4664

Similar To

H4132

Authorizing the city of Salem to convert a seasonal license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises to an annual license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises of Salem's Retreat at 96 North Street

No further action taken

Similar To

H4260

Authorizing the town of Wellesley to grant certain licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 113 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H4880

Study Order

No further action taken

Replaced by

S199

Providing municipal control of liquor licenses

Accompanied a study order, see S2666

Similar To

S246

Relative to liquor licenses in the city of Westfield

Accompanied a new draft, see S2566

Similar To

S248

Relative to identification for the sale of alcoholic beverages

Accompanied a new draft, see H4589

Similar To

S526

Expanding the sale of products by farmer breweries and pub brewers

Accompanied H940

Similar To

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