MA H4135

Bill

MA H4135

Providing for immediate and long-term relief for restaurants and bars in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Introduced
09/30/2021

In Committee
09/30/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to providing for relief for restaurants and bars in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and establishing a special commission (including members of the General Court) to review and evaluate happy hours, so-called, providing for the discounted sale of alcoholic beverages. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

AI Summary

This bill aims to provide immediate and long-term relief for restaurants and bars in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The key provisions include: 1. Allowing cities and towns to approve requests for expansion of outdoor table service, including changes to licensed premises for outdoor alcohol service, without further approval from the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission (ABCC). 2. Restricting third-party delivery service companies from charging covered establishments (restaurants with less than 25 locations) more than 15% of the purchase price for their services. 3. 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 under certain conditions. Additionally, the bill establishes a special legislative commission to examine repealing restrictions on the offer and sale of discounted alcoholic beverages by licensed establishments, with a focus on public safety and the economic recovery of the hospitality industry from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (10)

Mike Connolly (D)*, Christine Barber (D), Marcos Devers (D), Nika Elugardo (D), Chris Hendricks (D), Natalie Higgins (D), Jay Livingstone (D), Lindsay Sabadosa (D), Adam Scanlon (D), Erika Uyterhoeven (D),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H4135

(22 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H4135
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H4135.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H139	Protecting internet access during the COVID-19 pandemic	Accompanied a study order, see H5040	Similar To
H4340	Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2022 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects	Published as amended, see H4345	Similar To
H4345	Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2022 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects	Passed to be engrossed - 159 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 128 )	Similar To
H4461	Relative to work and family mobility	Published as amended, see H4470	Similar To
H4470	Relative to work and family mobility	Reported by H4805	Similar To
H4880	Study Order	No further action taken	Replaced by
H494	Relative to a COVID-19 presumption for public employees	Accompanied a study order, see H4968	Similar To
H4945	FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE	Read for information and returned	Similar To
H5055	Relative to the educational needs of students whose education was negatively impacted by the COVID-19 emergency	Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1158	Relative to the hospitality comeback	Accompanied a study order, see S2691	Similar To
S1193	Relative to manufacturing and factory worker protection from COVID-19	Accompanied a study order, see S2691	Similar To
S1194	Relative to occupational presumption and COVID-19	Accompanied a study order, see S2691	Similar To
S1450	Relative to notification of front-line health care workers to exposure of Coronavirus	Accompanied a study order, see S2887	Similar To
S1621	Relative to emergency hazard health duty	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S169	Restoring happy hour to the commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see S2666	Similar To
S1897	Providing financial relief to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic	Accompanied a study order, see H5250	Similar To
S2289	Relative to work and family mobility during and subsequent to the COVID-19 emergency	Accompanied a new draft, see H4459	Similar To
S2401	Providing COVID-19 emergency financial relief for veterans	Accompanied a study order, see S2680	Similar To
S247	To promote economic recovery for restaurants and bars	Accompanied a new draft, see S2871	Similar To
S250	To ensure the health and safety of the commonwealth’s students and educators	Accompanied a study order, see H4938	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	Similar To
S2982	Relative to extending certain state of emergency accommodations	Reprinted, as amended, see S2985	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H139

Protecting internet access during the COVID-19 pandemic

Accompanied a study order, see H5040

Similar To

H4340

Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2022 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects

Published as amended, see H4345

Similar To

H4345

Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2022 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects

Passed to be engrossed - 159 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 128 )

Similar To

H4461

Relative to work and family mobility

Published as amended, see H4470

Similar To

H4470

Relative to work and family mobility

Reported by H4805

Similar To

H4880

Study Order

No further action taken

Replaced by

H494

Relative to a COVID-19 presumption for public employees

Accompanied a study order, see H4968

Similar To

H4945

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE

Read for information and returned

Similar To

H5055

Relative to the educational needs of students whose education was negatively impacted by the COVID-19 emergency

Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1158

Relative to the hospitality comeback

Accompanied a study order, see S2691

Similar To

S1193

Relative to manufacturing and factory worker protection from COVID-19

Accompanied a study order, see S2691

Similar To

S1194

Relative to occupational presumption and COVID-19

Accompanied a study order, see S2691

Similar To

S1450

Relative to notification of front-line health care workers to exposure of Coronavirus

Accompanied a study order, see S2887

Similar To

S1621

Relative to emergency hazard health duty

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

Similar To

S169

Restoring happy hour to the commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see S2666

Similar To

S1897

Providing financial relief to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic

Accompanied a study order, see H5250

Similar To

S2289

Relative to work and family mobility during and subsequent to the COVID-19 emergency

Accompanied a new draft, see H4459

Similar To

S2401

Providing COVID-19 emergency financial relief for veterans

Accompanied a study order, see S2680

Similar To

S247

To promote economic recovery for restaurants and bars

Accompanied a new draft, see S2871

Similar To

S250

To ensure the health and safety of the commonwealth’s students and educators

Accompanied a study order, see H4938

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

Similar To

S2982

Relative to extending certain state of emergency accommodations

Reprinted, as amended, see S2985

Similar To

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