| 1 | 1 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . No. 4131 |
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| 2 | 2 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 3 | 3 | | ________________________________________ |
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| 4 | 4 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, October 18, 2023. |
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| 5 | 5 | | The committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure to |
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| 6 | 6 | | whom was referred the petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 181) of |
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| 7 | 7 | | Patricia D. Jehlen for legislation relative to the types of identification |
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| 8 | 8 | | allowed to purchase alcohol and the petition (accompanied by bill, House, |
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| 9 | 9 | | No. 369) of Paul McMurtry relative to the identification required for the |
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| 10 | 10 | | purchase of alcoholic beverages, reports recommending that the |
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| 11 | 11 | | accompanying bill (House, No. 4131) ought to pass. |
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| 12 | 12 | | For the committee, |
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| 13 | 13 | | TACKEY CHAN. 1 of 1 |
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| 14 | 14 | | FILED ON: 10/16/2023 |
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| 15 | 15 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4131 |
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| 16 | 16 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 17 | 17 | | _______________ |
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| 18 | 18 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 19 | 19 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 20 | 20 | | _______________ |
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| 21 | 21 | | An Act relative to acceptance of certain types of identification to purchase alcohol in |
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| 22 | 22 | | Massachusetts. |
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| 23 | 23 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 24 | 24 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 25 | 25 | | 1 SECTION 1. Section 34B of Chapter 138 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 |
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| 26 | 26 | | 2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the words "foreign country," in line 19, the |
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| 27 | 27 | | 3following new text:- a valid license to operate a motor vehicle issued by another state, or a |
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| 28 | 28 | | 4Global Entry card issued by the United States Customs and Border Protection office, |
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| 29 | 29 | | 5 SECTION 2. Said section 34B of said chapter 138, as so appearing, is hereby further |
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| 30 | 30 | | 6amended by striking out, in lines 25 through 27, inclusive, the words “a liquor purchase |
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| 31 | 31 | | 7identification card, or an identification card issued under section 8E of chapter 90, or motor |
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| 32 | 32 | | 8vehicle license issued pursuant to said section eight”, and inserting in place thereof the |
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| 33 | 33 | | 9following:- identification permitted by this section |
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