MA S247

Bill

To promote economic recovery for restaurants and bars

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 promote economic recovery for restaurants and bars. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

AI Summary

This bill aims to promote economic recovery for restaurants and bars by allowing establishments licensed to sell alcoholic beverages or only wines and malt beverages on-premises to sell wine or malt beverages for off-premises consumption. The key provisions include: (1) the wine or malt beverage must be sold in its original, sealed container, (2) the sale must be part of the same transaction as the purchase of food, (3) the order must be placed by the establishment's licensed closing time or 12:00 midnight, whichever is earlier, and (4) customers are limited to 192 ounces of malt beverage and 1.5 liters of wine per transaction. The bill also requires verification that the person receiving any delivery is at least 21 years old.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (4)

John Velis (D)*, Anne Gobi (D), Brian Murray (D), Patrick O'Connor (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see S2871 (on 05/09/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S247

(26 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S247
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S247.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1740	Increasing penalties for the illegal sale and possession of firearms	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H2224	Protecting the health and safety of people in restaurants	Accompanied a new draft, see H4273	Similar To
H2244	Further regulating the sale of tobacco products	Accompanied a study order, see H5035	Similar To
H2522	Relative to the lawful sale of handguns	Accompanied a study order, see H5190	Similar To
H3551	Relative to private sale requirements for used vehicles	Accompanied a study order, see H5258	Similar To
H411	Relative to the sale of fresh produce by restaurants	Accompanied a study order, see H4880	Similar To
H453	Relative to inducements in the purchase and sale of alcoholic beverages	Accompanied a study order, see H4880	Similar To
H458	To promote alcohol storage space	Accompanied a study order, see H4880	Similar To
S1885	Relative to senior property tax deferral	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1913	Relative to the fair taxation of alcoholic beverages	Accompanied a study order, see H5250	Similar To
S1938	To increase accountability in the sale of personal data	Accompanied a study order, see H5279	Similar To
S196	To continue expanded take-out/delivery options in response to COVID-19	Accompanied a study order, see S2666	Similar To
S2005	To establish a vendors’ collection allowance	Accompanied a study order, see H5250	Similar To
S211	To provide increased access to hearing aids	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2145	Expanding equitable access for solar energy net metering	Accompanied H4524	Similar To
S2164	Relative to pole health	Accompanied a study order, see S2715	Similar To
S2468	Relative to fentanyl arrests	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S2488	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
S2500	Authorizing the town of Berkley to grant one additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises	Accompanied a new draft, see S2788	Similar To
S2501	Authorizing the town of Wareham to grant an additional license for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk off the premises	New Draft substituted, see S2587	Similar To
S2506	Authorizing the town of Wareham to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises	Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2507	Authorizing the town of Wareham to grant 5 additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises	Accompanied a new draft, see S2855	Similar To
S2511	Authorizing the town of Andover to grant 7 additional licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises	Accompanied a new draft, see S2854	Similar To
S2543	Relative to banning child sex dolls	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S2871	To facilitate outdoor dining	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Replaced by
S40	Authorizing the town of Southbridge to grant additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises	Accompanied a new draft, see S2509	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1740

Increasing penalties for the illegal sale and possession of firearms

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H2224

Protecting the health and safety of people in restaurants

Accompanied a new draft, see H4273

Similar To

H2244

Further regulating the sale of tobacco products

Accompanied a study order, see H5035

Similar To

H2522

Relative to the lawful sale of handguns

Accompanied a study order, see H5190

Similar To

H3551

Relative to private sale requirements for used vehicles

Accompanied a study order, see H5258

Similar To

H411

Relative to the sale of fresh produce by restaurants

Accompanied a study order, see H4880

Similar To

H453

Relative to inducements in the purchase and sale of alcoholic beverages

Accompanied a study order, see H4880

Similar To

H458

To promote alcohol storage space

Accompanied a study order, see H4880

Similar To

S1885

Relative to senior property tax deferral

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

Similar To

S1913

Relative to the fair taxation of alcoholic beverages

Accompanied a study order, see H5250

Similar To

S1938

To increase accountability in the sale of personal data

Accompanied a study order, see H5279

Similar To

S196

To continue expanded take-out/delivery options in response to COVID-19

Accompanied a study order, see S2666

Similar To

S2005

To establish a vendors’ collection allowance

Accompanied a study order, see H5250

Similar To

S211

To provide increased access to hearing aids

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

Similar To

S2145

Expanding equitable access for solar energy net metering

Accompanied H4524

Similar To

S2164

Relative to pole health

Accompanied a study order, see S2715

Similar To

S2468

Relative to fentanyl arrests

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

S2488

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

S2500

Authorizing the town of Berkley to grant one additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises

Accompanied a new draft, see S2788

Similar To

S2501

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

New Draft substituted, see S2587

Similar To

S2506

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

Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S2507

Authorizing the town of Wareham to grant 5 additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises

Accompanied a new draft, see S2855

Similar To

S2511

Authorizing the town of Andover to grant 7 additional licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises

Accompanied a new draft, see S2854

Similar To

S2543

Relative to banning child sex dolls

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

S2871

To facilitate outdoor dining

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

Replaced by

S40

Authorizing the town of Southbridge to grant additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises

Accompanied a new draft, see S2509

Similar To

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