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This bill amends Massachusetts law to clarify and strengthen protections for licensed wholesalers in brand name item sales. Specifically, the bill expands the existing successor supplier laws by establishing that when a new supplier takes over the right to sell brand name items to a licensed wholesaler, they must honor the existing agreements and sales relationships of the previous supplier. The bill defines a successor supplier as any person who acquires, directly or indirectly, the right or obligation to sell brand name items to a licensed wholesaler. All previous sales will be attributed to the new supplier when determining compliance with existing sales requirements, and the law broadly defines agreements between wholesalers and suppliers to include both written and oral commercial relationships. The legislation aims to ensure continuity and fairness in wholesale brand name sales by requiring successor suppliers to maintain the commercial relationships established by their predecessors, and mandates that these provisions be interpreted liberally to protect wholesalers' interests.

Budget and Finance, Labor and Employment

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S203