MA S418

Bill

Expanding the sale of products by farmer breweries

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to expand the sale of products by farmer breweries. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

AI Summary

This bill expands the sale of products by farmer breweries. The key provisions are: 1. It allows local licensing authorities to issue special licenses to farmer-wineries and farmer-breweries for the sale of their wine and malt beverages in sealed containers for off-premises consumption at indoor or outdoor agricultural events. These events must be certified as "agricultural events" by the Department of Agricultural Resources based on criteria such as the event's focus on local agricultural products, presence of an on-site manager, and sponsorship by an agricultural organization. 2. The special license holders can provide samples of their alcoholic beverages to prospective customers at these events, subject to certain volume and serving restrictions. 3. The special licenses are non-transferable and can be granted for a portion of premises that are already licensed under a separate section of the law, provided certain conditions are met. 4. The Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission can promulgate rules and regulations to implement these provisions.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (18)

Mike Connolly (D), Julian Cyr (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Dylan Fernandes (D), Jennifer Flanagan (D), Danielle Gregoire (D), Natalie Higgins (D), Adam Hinds (D), Pat Jehlen (D), Jack Lewis (D), Joan Lovely (D), James Miceli (D), Shaunna O'Connell (R), Sarah Peake (D), Denise Provost (D), John Scibak (D), Tom Stanley (D), Chris Walsh (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see S2459 (on 04/23/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S418

(28 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S418
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S418.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1484	Repealing the sales tax on boats built or rebuilt in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H4244	Similar To
H1498	Relative to bundled cellular telephone transactions	Accompanied a new draft, see H3664	Similar To
H152	Relative to the sale of alcoholic beverages	Accompanied a study order, see H4638	Similar To
H153	Restricting the sale of certain items at flea markets	Accompanied a study order, see H4638	Similar To
H1608	Relative to exempting farmers’ markets from certain property taxes	Accompanied a study order, see H4244	Similar To
H1612	Relative to the refund of sales tax upon return of merchandise	Accompanied a study order, see H4244	Similar To
H185	Providing security to consumers for purchases from certain vendors	Accompanied a study order, see H4638	Similar To
H191	Relative to notification of licensees	No further action taken	Similar To
H198	Authorizing the sale of farmer-distiller products at farmers’ markets	No further action taken	Similar To
H1994	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
H209	Relative to the sale of alcohol on Sundays	Read and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
H3316	Relative to growing the creative economy	Accompanied a study order, see H4244	Similar To
H3707	Authorizing the town of Lee to establish an additional excise on sales of gasoline and diesel fuel	Accompanied a new draft, see H3912	Similar To
H3897	Authorizing the town of Dedham to grant additional licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 93 of the Acts of 2017	Similar To
H4114	For a law relative to reducing the burden of sales and use taxes and requiring a sales tax free weekend	No further action taken	Similar To
H4161	Authorizing the town of Dedham to convert a license for the sale of wine and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises to a license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises	Accompanied a new draft, see H4416	Similar To
H4185	Authorizing the Town of Norwood to grant up to five additional licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages	Accompanied a new draft, see H4614	Similar To
H4254	Authorizing the town of Tyngsborough to grant additional licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages	Accompanied a new draft, see H4429	Similar To
H4255	Authorizing the town of Tyngsborough to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises	Accompanied a new draft, see H4430	Similar To
H4614	Authorizing the Town of Norwood to grant up to five additional licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages	Chapter 149 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
H4768	Authorizing the town of Foxborough to grant one additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be consumed on the premises.	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 326 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
S102	Relative to real estate document disclosure	Hearing scheduled for 10/03/2017 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in A-1	Similar To
S115	Protecting consumers in the issuance of sports and entertainment tickets	No further action taken	Similar To
S1188	Restricting the sale of tobacco products at health care institutions	Accompanied S1218	Similar To
S1209	Relative to the in-office sales of medical devices and products	Accompanied a study order, see S2422	Similar To
S1863	Relative to the sale of natural gas as a motor fuel	Accompanied a study order, see S2498	Similar To
S198	Relative to a permanent annual sales tax holiday	Accompanied a study order, see H4584	Similar To
S2459	Expanding the sale of products by farmer breweries and distilleries	New draft substituted, see S2627	Replaced by

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1484

Repealing the sales tax on boats built or rebuilt in the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see H4244

Similar To

H1498

Relative to bundled cellular telephone transactions

Accompanied a new draft, see H3664

Similar To

H152

Relative to the sale of alcoholic beverages

Accompanied a study order, see H4638

Similar To

H153

Restricting the sale of certain items at flea markets

Accompanied a study order, see H4638

Similar To

H1608

Relative to exempting farmers’ markets from certain property taxes

Accompanied a study order, see H4244

Similar To

H1612

Relative to the refund of sales tax upon return of merchandise

Accompanied a study order, see H4244

Similar To

H185

Providing security to consumers for purchases from certain vendors

Accompanied a study order, see H4638

Similar To

H191

Relative to notification of licensees

No further action taken

Similar To

H198

Authorizing the sale of farmer-distiller products at farmers’ markets

No further action taken

Similar To

H1994

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

H209

Relative to the sale of alcohol on Sundays

Read and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

H3316

Relative to growing the creative economy

Accompanied a study order, see H4244

Similar To

H3707

Authorizing the town of Lee to establish an additional excise on sales of gasoline and diesel fuel

Accompanied a new draft, see H3912

Similar To

H3897

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

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 93 of the Acts of 2017

Similar To

H4114

For a law relative to reducing the burden of sales and use taxes and requiring a sales tax free weekend

No further action taken

Similar To

H4161

Authorizing the town of Dedham to convert a license for the sale of wine and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises to a license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises

Accompanied a new draft, see H4416

Similar To

H4185

Authorizing the Town of Norwood to grant up to five additional licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages

Accompanied a new draft, see H4614

Similar To

H4254

Authorizing the town of Tyngsborough to grant additional licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages

Accompanied a new draft, see H4429

Similar To

H4255

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

Accompanied a new draft, see H4430

Similar To

H4614

Authorizing the Town of Norwood to grant up to five additional licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages

Chapter 149 of the Acts of 2018

Similar To

H4768

Authorizing the town of Foxborough to grant one additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be consumed on the premises.

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 326 of the Acts of 2018

Similar To

S102

Relative to real estate document disclosure

Hearing scheduled for 10/03/2017 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in A-1

Similar To

S115

Protecting consumers in the issuance of sports and entertainment tickets

No further action taken

Similar To

S1188

Restricting the sale of tobacco products at health care institutions

Accompanied S1218

Similar To

S1209

Relative to the in-office sales of medical devices and products

Accompanied a study order, see S2422

Similar To

S1863

Relative to the sale of natural gas as a motor fuel

Accompanied a study order, see S2498

Similar To

S198

Relative to a permanent annual sales tax holiday

Accompanied a study order, see H4584

Similar To

S2459

Expanding the sale of products by farmer breweries and distilleries

New draft substituted, see S2627

Replaced by

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