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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3677 FILED ON: 1/20/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 385 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Jeffrey N. Roy |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act relative to alcohol purchasing discounts. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Jeffrey N. Roy10th Norfolk1/4/2023 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3677 FILED ON: 1/20/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 385 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Roy of Franklin, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 385) of Jeffrey |
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| 19 | 19 | | N. Roy relative to alcohol purchasing discounts. Consumer Protection and Professional |
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| 20 | 20 | | Licensure. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act relative to alcohol purchasing discounts. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 SECTION 1. Section 25A of chapter 138 of the General Laws, as so appearing in the |
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| 30 | 30 | | 22018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:- |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3 (b) An individual, partnership or corporation that is granted, in the aggregate, two or |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4more licenses under section 15 may combine the alcoholic beverages purchases of up to 9 such |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5licenses for the purpose of attaining a quantity discount offered by a wholesaler licensed under |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6section 18. |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7 SECTION 2. Chapter 138 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8is hereby amended by adding the following new section:- |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9 Section 15G. Cooperative purchasing agreements. |
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| 38 | 38 | | 10 Any three or more license holders under section 15, but no more than seven such license |
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| 39 | 39 | | 11holders, or the maximum number of licenses one licensee is allowed to hold under section 15, 2 of 2 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 12not to exceed 9 in the aggregate, may enter into a cooperative agreement to make joint purchases |
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| 41 | 41 | | 13of alcoholic beverages in larger quantities than might otherwise be purchased for the purpose of |
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| 42 | 42 | | 14attaining a quantity discount offered by a wholesaler licensed under Section 18; provided further |
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| 43 | 43 | | 15that all alcoholic beverages purchased pursuant to any such agreement shall be distributed to |
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| 44 | 44 | | 16none other than each licensee who is a party to such agreement. |
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