Massachusetts 2023-2024 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H283 Compare Versions

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2	2	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3011 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
3	3	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 283
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Angelo L. D'Emilia and Marc R. Pacheco
8	8	_________________
9	9	To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
10	10	Court assembled:
11	11	The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
12	12	An Act authorizing the town of Raynham to grant additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic
13	13	beverages not to be drunk on the premises.
14	14	_______________
15	15	PETITION OF:
16	16	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Angelo L. D'Emilia8th Plymouth1/17/2023Marc R. PachecoThird Bristol and Plymouth1/19/2023 1 of 3
17	17	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3011 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
18	18	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 283
19	19	By Representative D'Emilia of Bridgewater and Senator Pacheco, a joint petition (accompanied
20	20	by bill, House, No. 283) of Angelo L. D'Emilia and Marc R. Pacheco (by vote of the town) that
21	21	the town of Raynham be authorized to grant two additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic
22	22	beverages not to be drunk on the premises in said town. Consumer Protection and Professional
23	23	Licensure. [Local Approval Received.]
24	24	[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
25	25	SEE HOUSE, NO. 5297 OF 2021-2022.]
26	26	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
27	27	_______________
28	28	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
29	29	(2023-2024)
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31	31	An Act authorizing the town of Raynham to grant additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic
32	32	beverages not to be drunk on the premises.
33	33	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
34	34	of the same, as follows:
35	35	1 SECTION 1. Notwithstanding section 17 of chapter 138 of the General Laws, the
36	36	2licensing authority of the town of Raynham may grant two additional licenses for the sale of all
37	37	3alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises under the provisions of section 15 of said
38	38	4chapter 138 to establishments located within the two development zones as those areas are
39	39	5defined in subsection (b). A license granted under this section shall be clearly marked on its face
40	40	6“748 New State Highway Restricted” or “Broadway Restricted” and shall be subject to all of said
41	41	7chapter 138 except said section 17. 2 of 3
42	42	8 (b) The licensing authority shall restrict the 2 licenses as follows: (i) one license shall be
43	43	9issued to an establishment located at 748 New State Highway, US-44; and (ii) one license shall
44	44	10be issued to an establishment located on Broadway, MA-138, between its intersection with
45	45	11Interstate-495 and Center Street.
46	46	12 (c) The licensing authority shall not approve the transfer of a license granted under this
47	47	13act to a location outside of the area for which the license was initially granted, but it may grant a
48	48	14license to a new applicant within the area for which the license was initially granted if the
49	49	15applicant files with the licensing authority a letter from the department of revenue and a letter
50	50	16from the department of unemployment assistance indicating that the license is in good standing
51	51	17with those departments and that all applicable taxes, fees and contributions have been paid.
52	52	18 (d) A license granted under this act shall not be sold or transferred by the licensee.
53	53	19 (e) If a licensee terminates or fails to renew a license granted under clause (i) of
54	54	20subsection (b) or the license granted under said clause is cancelled, revoked or no longer in use it
55	55	21shall be returned physically, with all the of the legal rights, privileges and restrictions pertaining
56	56	22thereto, to the licensing authority, and the licensing authority may, within 3 years after such
57	57	23return, then grant the license to a new applicant under the same conditions as specified in this
58	58	24section, otherwise such license shall dissolve.
59	59	25 (f) If a licensee terminates or fails to renew a license granted under clause (ii) of
60	60	26subsection (b) or the license granted under said clause is cancelled, revoked or no longer in use it
61	61	27shall be returned physically, with all the of the legal rights, privileges and restrictions pertaining
62	62	28thereto, to the licensing authority, and the licensing authority may then grant the license to a new
63	63	29applicant under the same conditions as specified in this section. 3 of 3
64	64	30 (e) A license granted pursuant to this section shall be issued within 1 year after the
65	65	31effective date of this act; provided, however, that if the license is originally granted within that
66	66	32time period, the license may be granted to a new applicant pursuant to subsections (c) through (f)
67	67	33thereafter.
68	68	34 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.