MA H145

Bill

MA H145

Relative to the establishment of a commission for fairness in liquor licensing

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to fairness in liquor licensing. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a special commission to study and report on the feasibility of providing municipalities the power to grant liquor licenses for municipal use. The commission will be comprised of members from the House of Representatives, Senate, and the Governor's office. The commission's scope includes studying the impact of current liquor laws on municipalities, the financial and employment impacts on businesses, and ensuring fairness to existing license holders and preventing unfair competitive advantages for new businesses. The commission is required to report its findings and recommendations within one year of its first meeting, which must be convened no later than 60 days after the effective date of the bill.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (5)

Shawn Dooley (R), James Dwyer (D), Kevin Kuros (R), Shaunna O'Connell (R), Todd Smola (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4638 (on 07/02/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H145

(13 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H145
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H145.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1907	To establish a joint legislative commission to investigate and study the performances and practices of the Registry of Motor Vehicles	Accompanied a study order, see H4537	Similar To
H263	Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to child suicide	No further action taken	Similar To
H2656	Establishing a special commission to study the legislative process	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Similar To
H311	Establishing a special commission relative to reimbursements of school busing costs	Accompanied a study order, see H4706	Similar To
H3688	Authorizing the town of Westborough to grant an additional liquor license for the sale of wine and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises	Accompanied a new draft, see H3758	Similar To
H4098	Resolve reviving and continuing the special commission studying cutting, welding and hot work processes regulated by the state fire code	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 1 of the Resolves of 2018	Similar To
H4638	Consumer Protection	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
S2051	Authorizing the town of Palmer to issue 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
S2074	Report of the Special Commission on Pension Forfeiture	Placed on file	Similar To
S2303	Authorizing the town of Westport to grant 1 additional liquor license for the sale of wine and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 95 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
S2307	Authorizing the town of Wareham to grant an additional license for the sale of wines and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 236 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
S2687	Authorizing the town of Webster to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises	House concurred	Similar To
S752	Providing for a moratorium on the issuance of comprehensive permits and establishing a special commission to investigate the use and effectiveness of the comprehensive permit law	Accompanied a study order, see S2404	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1907

To establish a joint legislative commission to investigate and study the performances and practices of the Registry of Motor Vehicles

Accompanied a study order, see H4537

Similar To

H263

Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to child suicide

No further action taken

Similar To

H2656

Establishing a special commission to study the legislative process

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Similar To

H311

Establishing a special commission relative to reimbursements of school busing costs

Accompanied a study order, see H4706

Similar To

H3688

Authorizing the town of Westborough to grant an additional liquor license for the sale of wine and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises

Accompanied a new draft, see H3758

Similar To

H4098

Resolve reviving and continuing the special commission studying cutting, welding and hot work processes regulated by the state fire code

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 1 of the Resolves of 2018

Similar To

H4638

Consumer Protection

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Replaced by

S2051

Authorizing the town of Palmer to issue 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

S2074

Report of the Special Commission on Pension Forfeiture

Placed on file

Similar To

S2303

Authorizing the town of Westport to grant 1 additional liquor license for the sale of wine and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 95 of the Acts of 2018

Similar To

S2307

Authorizing the town of Wareham to grant an additional license for the sale of wines and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 236 of the Acts of 2018

Similar To

S2687

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

House concurred

Similar To

S752

Providing for a moratorium on the issuance of comprehensive permits and establishing a special commission to investigate the use and effectiveness of the comprehensive permit law

Accompanied a study order, see S2404

Similar To

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