HOUSE . . . . . . . . No. 4477
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, March 21, 2024.
The committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure, to
whom was referred the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 371) of
Michael J. Moran relative to the termination of sales to wholesalers by
suppliers of alcoholic beverages, reports recommending that the
accompanying bill (House, No. 4477) ought to pass.
For the committee,
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FILED ON: 2/6/2024
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4477
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to termination of sales to wholesalers by suppliers of alcoholic beverages.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Chapter 138 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition,
2is hereby amended by inserting after section 25E the following new section:-
3 Section 25E 1/4. Any distiller, manufacturer, importer or producer which obtains or
4acquires in any manner the right to sell, ship or distribute any brand item shall for the purpose of
5section 25E stand in the place of, and be subject to, all the rights, privileges, and duties and
6obligations of its predecessor from whom such brands or brand items were obtained or acquired.