MA S199

Bill

Providing municipal control of liquor licenses

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to provide municipal control of liquor licenses. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

AI Summary

This bill gives municipal governments control over the number of liquor licenses issued within their cities and towns. It amends Chapter 138 of the General Laws to allow the legislative body of each city or town that has voted to grant liquor licenses to determine the number of licenses issued under various sections, including seasonal licenses and licenses for farmer-wineries. The bill also repeals Sections 17A, 7B, and 17C of Chapter 138, which previously governed the number of licenses that could be issued. The existing number of licenses will remain in force until changed by the municipal legislative body under the new Section 17.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (1)

Jamie Eldridge (D)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2666 (on 02/07/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S199

(13 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S199
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S199.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
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
H4129	Authorizing the city of Salem to convert a license for 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 of Boston Burger Company at 133 Washington Street	No further action taken	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
S2666	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 matters	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by

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

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

H4129

Authorizing the city of Salem to convert a license for 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 of Boston Burger Company at 133 Washington Street

No further action taken

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

S2666

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 matters

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

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