MA S144

Bill

MA S144

Providing municipal control of liquor licenses

Introduced
04/15/2015

In Committee
04/15/2015

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
07/31/2016

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

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

AI Summary

This bill proposes to give cities and towns more control over the number of liquor licenses they issue. Specifically, it amends Chapter 138 of the General Laws, which governs alcoholic beverages, by allowing the legislative body of each city or town that has voted to grant liquor licenses to decide how many licenses will be issued under section 12, including seasonal licenses and licenses for farmer-winery license holders. The bill also repeals existing sections 17A, 7B, and 17C of Chapter 138, and clarifies that the current number of liquor licenses will remain in effect until the local legislative body decides to change it.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (11)

Jamie Eldridge (D)*, Jennifer Benson (D), James Dwyer (D), Carolyn Dykema (D), Robert Hedlund (R), Pat Jehlen (D), John Keenan (D), Jason Lewis (D), Mike Moore (D), Denise Provost (D), Chris Walsh (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2357 (on 06/23/2016)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/Senate/S144

(9 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/Senate/S144
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S144
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S144.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H247	Regulating the granting of temporary licenses for the sale of wine, beer, and malt liquor at auctions	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H3420	To reduce solid waste and provide universal recycling access	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S148	Authorizing the town of Bellingham to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises	Enacted and laid before the Governor	Similar To
S1876	Freezing the tolls on the Massachusetts turnpike and the metropolitan highway system	Accompanied a study order, see S2387	Similar To
S2357	Consumer protection and professional licensure	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S2508	Authorizing the city of Amesbury to issue 3 additional liquor licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 435 of the Acts of 2016	Similar To
S81	Relative to the protection of persons with a disability	New draft substituted as amended, see S2141	Similar To
S93	Increasing the personal care allowance for long term care residents	Accompanied a study order, see S2356	Similar To
S98	To ensure accountability in the Department of Transitional Assistance	Accompanied a study order, see H4613	Similar To

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