Massachusetts 2023-2024 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H394 Compare Versions

Only one version of the bill is available at this time.

Old	New	Differences
1	1	1 of 1
2	2	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 439 FILED ON: 1/12/2023
3	3	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 394
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	William M. Straus
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 relative to farmer-wineries.
13	13	_______________
14	14	PETITION OF:
15	15	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:William M. Straus10th Bristol1/12/2023 1 of 3
16	16	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 439 FILED ON: 1/12/2023
17	17	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 394
18	18	By Representative Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 394) of
19	19	William M. Straus relative to farmer-wineries license fees. Consumer Protection and
20	20	Professional Licensure.
21	21	[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
22	22	SEE HOUSE, NO. 461 OF 2021-2022.]
23	23	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
24	24	_______________
25	25	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
26	26	(2023-2024)
27	27	_______________
28	28	An Act relative to farmer-wineries.
29	29	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
30	30	of the same, as follows:
31	31	1 SECTION 1. Section 19B of chapter 138 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014
32	32	2Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking subsection (l) and inserting in place thereof the
33	33	3following subsection:-
34	34	4 (l) The annual license fee for each winegrower, in respect of each winery, shall be
35	35	5computed based on the wine gallonage produced by the winery as follows:
36	36	6 5,000 gallons or less per year: $ 172. per year
37	37	7 More than 5,000 and less than 20,000 gallons per year: $ 194. per year
38	38	8 More than 20,000 gallons and less than 100,000 gallons per year: $ 232. per year 2 of 3
39	39	9 More than 100,000 and less than 200,000 gallons per year: $260. per year
40	40	10 More than 200,000 and less than 1,000,000 gallons per year: $260. per year
41	41	11 Each additional 1,000,000 gallons per year: $111. per year
42	42	12 SECTION 2. Said section 19B of said chapter 138, as so appearing, is hereby amended
43	43	13by inserting after subsection (n) the following subsections:-
44	44	14 (o) Notwithstanding section 22, a winegrower authorized to operate a farmer-winery
45	45	15under this section may transport and deliver anywhere in the commonwealth alcoholic beverages
46	46	16or alcohol lawfully bought or sold by them in vehicles owned or leased by them or their
47	47	17employees.
48	48	18 (p) Upon payment of the fee stated in subsection (l), a winegrower authorized to operate a
49	49	19farmer-winery under this section shall be granted a direct shipment license under section 19F.
50	50	20 SECTION 3. Section 70 of said Chapter 138, as so appearing, is hereby amended by
51	51	21striking, in line 6, the figure “19B,”.
52	52	22 SECTION 4. Section 21 of said chapter 138, as so appearing, is hereby amended by
53	53	23inserting in line 69 after the word “thirteen.” the following sentence:-
54	54	24 No excise shall be imposed under this section on wine produced by a winegrower
55	55	25licensed under section 19B that is used or consumed for the purposes of testing, tasting or
56	56	26sampling the wine.
57	57	27 SECTION 5. Subsection (k) of section 16 of chapter 62C of the General Laws, as so
58	58	28appearing, is hereby amended by inserting in line 119 after the word “him” the following words:- 3 of 3
59	59	29 ; provided, that farmer-wineries licensed under section 19B of chapter 138 that produce
60	60	30less than 20,000 gallons of wine per year may elect to file a single return covering the prior
61	61	31calendar year.