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Massachusetts House Bill H4680 Compare Versions

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2	2	HOUSE . . . . . . . . No. 4680
3	3	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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5	5	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, May 30, 2024.
6	6	The committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure, to
7	7	whom were referred the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 244) of
8	8	James Arciero and Francisco E. Paulino relative to professional licensure;
9	9	the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 246) of Bruce J. Ayers and
10	10	Angelo L. D'Emilia relative to telemarketing solicitation; the petition
11	11	(accompanied by bill, House, No. 247) of Bruce J. Ayers for legislation to
12	12	prohibit the practice of body piercing, so-called, unless licensed by the
13	13	Department of Public Health; the petition (accompanied by bill, House,
14	14	No. 252) of Daniel Cahill relative to discounted prices for alcoholic
15	15	beverages; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 253) of Daniel
16	16	Cahill relative to the sale of wines and malt beverages by food stores; the
17	17	petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 254) of Daniel Cahill relative
18	18	alcoholic beverages licenses; the petition (accompanied by bill, House,
19	19	No. 257) of Daniel R. Carey relative to equine dentistry; the petition
20	20	(accompanied by bill, House, No. 258) of Daniel R. Carey relative to
21	21	licensure of equine dentists; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
22	22	261) of Joseph Golden for legislation to establish a board of examiners of
23	23	motor vehicle mechanics; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
24	24	272) of Tackey Chan relative to the size of alcoholic beverage containers;
25	25	the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 276) of Edward F.
26	26	Coppinger and others relative to the definition of users and intended users
27	27	in real property appraisal assignments and reports; the petition
28	28	(accompanied by bill, House, No. 278) of Mark J. Cusack for legislation to
29	29	authorize cities and towns to assess a fee for the sale of a liquor license by
30	30	a licensee to another licensee; the petition (accompanied by bill, House,
31	31	No. 279) of Josh S. Cutler, Adam Scanlon and Bruce J. Ayers relative to
32	32	telemarketing solicitation; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
33	33	280) of Josh S. Cutler and others for legislation to establish plumbing code
34	34	regulations that provide building owners with guidelines for reusing
35	35	greywater for toilet flushing and subsurface irrigation; the petition
36	36	(accompanied by bill, House, No. 282) of Michael S. Day relative to a 2 of 6
37	37	board of registration of massage therapy and alternative healing therapies;
38	38	the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 286) of Peter J. Durant and
39	39	Joseph D. McKenna relative to homeowners right to perform electrical
40	40	work; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 287) of Kimberly N.
41	41	Ferguson and Jonathan D. Zlotnik relative to the direct sale of alcoholic
42	42	beverages for off-premises consumption; the petition (accompanied by
43	43	bill, House, No. 291) of Michael J. Finn relative to further regulating
44	44	telephone solicitation; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 292)
45	45	of Michael J. Finn relative to preventing illegal alcohol sales; the petition
46	46	(accompanied by bill, House, No. 293) of Michael J. Finn relative to the
47	47	collection of debt; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 296) of
48	48	Paul K. Frost relative to removing liquor license caps in cities and towns;
49	49	the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 297) of William C. Galvin
50	50	relative to the financing of motor vehicle purchases; the petition
51	51	(accompanied by bill, House, No. 301) of Edward Sullivan relative to
52	52	providing for implied warranties of habitability to purchasers of certain
53	53	renovated houses or condominiums; the petition (accompanied by bill,
54	54	House, No. 304) of Colleen M. Garry relative to notification of alcohol by
55	55	volume in beers to be consumed on the premises; the petition
56	56	(accompanied by bill, House, No. 305) of Colleen M. Garry relative to the
57	57	listing of the alcohol by volume for beer selections on menus; the petition
58	58	(accompanied by bill, House, No. 307) of Colleen M. Garry for legislation
59	59	to require that all establishments be required to accept cash for
60	60	transactions; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 308) of
61	61	Colleen M. Garry for legislation to restrict sales of certain items and
62	62	products at flea markets, so-called; the petition (accompanied by bill,
63	63	House, No. 309) of Jessica Ann Giannino for legislation to further regulate
64	64	retail businesses with customer-operated point-of-sale stations; the petition
65	65	(accompanied by bill, House, No. 310) of Carlos González and Bud L.
66	66	Williams relative to the regulation of pet groomers; the petition
67	67	(accompanied by bill, House, No. 317) of Richard M. Haggerty relative to
68	68	exempting certain school stadiums from plumbing regulations; the petition
69	69	(accompanied by bill, House, No. 319) of Christopher Hendricks and
70	70	Lindsay N. Sabadosa relative to civil actions for unfair or deceptive
71	71	practices; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 321) of Steven S.
72	72	Howitt relative to warranty for motor vehicles after certain sales; the
73	73	petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 323) of Steven S. Howitt
74	74	relative to background checks for bidders at auto auctions; the petition
75	75	(accompanied by bill, House, No. 324) of Steven S. Howitt relative to
76	76	regulating lottery funding to certain cities and towns; the petition 3 of 6
77	77	(accompanied by bill, House, No. 325) of Steven S. Howitt relative to the
78	78	displaying of motor fuel prices based on the method of payment; the
79	79	petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 327) of Steven S. Howitt
80	80	relative to out-of-state purchases at auto auctions; the petition
81	81	(accompanied by bill, House, No. 328) of Steven S. Howitt relative to
82	82	funeral homes and charitable foundations; the petition (accompanied by
83	83	bill, House, No. 331) of Daniel J. Hunt for legislation to further regulate
84	84	the business practices between motor vehicle dealers, manufacturers, and
85	85	distributors; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 333) of Daniel
86	86	J. Hunt relative to billboard advertising in the Commonwealth; the petition
87	87	(accompanied by bill, House, No. 335) of Daniel J. Hunt relative to certain
88	88	billboards, signs and advertising devices; the petition (accompanied by
89	89	bill, House, No. 337) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to cider;
90	90	the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 339) of Bradley H. Jones,
91	91	Jr., and others relative to the issuance of alcoholic beverage licenses to
92	92	certain felons; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 340) of
93	93	Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to authorizing the Alcoholic
94	94	Beverages Control Commission to obtain national criminal background
95	95	checks for certain felons applying for alcoholic beverage licenses; the
96	96	petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 343) of Patrick Joseph Kearney
97	97	and Michelle M. DuBois for legislation to ban purchases and consumption
98	98	of Russian made products; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
99	99	350) of David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf and Brian W. Murray for
100	100	legislation to establish a board of registration of Asian bodywork therapy;
101	101	the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 352) of Jack Patrick Lewis
102	102	and others relative to the occupational therapist interstate licensure
103	103	compact; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 353) of David
104	104	Paul Linsky relative to alcohol sales on Thanksgiving; the petition
105	105	(accompanied by bill, House, No. 354) of David Paul Linsky relative to
106	106	business practices between motor vehicle manufacturers, distributors and
107	107	dealers; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 358) of Marc T.
108	108	Lombardo and Lawrence Clark relative to continuing education
109	109	requirements for electricians; the petition (accompanied by bill, House,
110	110	No. 363) of John J. Mahoney relative to apportionment of lottery
111	111	revenues; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 367) of Joseph D.
112	112	McKenna relative to returning liquor license control to cities and towns;
113	113	the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 370) of Paul McMurtry
114	114	relative to notifying automobile lien holders of certain towing and storage
115	115	costs; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 375) of James M.
116	116	Murphy for legislation to further regulate wildlife rehabilitators; the 4 of 6
117	117	petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 376) of Tram T. Nguyen
118	118	relative to establishing a manicurist industry minimum standards advisory
119	119	board; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 377) of Tram T.
120	120	Nguyen and Lindsay N. Sabadosa for legislation to protect patient privacy
121	121	and prevent unfair and deceptive advertising of pregnancy-related
122	122	services; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 379) of Angelo J.
123	123	Puppolo, Jr., Bud L. Williams and Brian M. Ashe relative to the transport,
124	124	storage and sale of used bedding; the petition (accompanied by bill,
125	125	House, No. 380) of Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., relative to notifications to
126	126	licensees of applications for the sale of alcoholic beverages; the petition
127	127	(accompanied by bill, House, No. 384) of Jeffrey N. Roy relative to
128	128	inducements in the purchase and sale of alcoholic beverages; the petition
129	129	(accompanied by bill, House, No. 385) of Jeffrey N. Roy relative to
130	130	alcohol purchasing discounts; the petition (accompanied by bill, House,
131	131	No. 390) of Paul A. Schmid, III and David F. DeCoste relative to the sale
132	132	of alcohol on certain holidays; the petition (accompanied by bill, House,
133	133	No. 391) of Danillo A. Sena relative to enhancing diversity in the
134	134	awarding of liquor licenses; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
135	135	394) of William M. Straus relative to farmer-wineries license fees; the
136	136	petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 395) of William M. Straus for
137	137	legislation to further regulate advertising on the Internet; the petition
138	138	(accompanied by bill, House, No. 396) of Alyson M. Sullivan-Almeida
139	139	and others relative to prohibiting price gouging of goods, services and
140	140	supplies during a declared public health emergency; the petition
141	141	(accompanied by bill, House, No. 397) of Erika Uyterhoeven relative to
142	142	licensing of the profession of fire-resistant material applicators; the
143	143	petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1435) of Josh S. Cutler and
144	144	others relative to discrimination against buyers using cash payments; the
145	145	petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2262) of John H. Rogers
146	146	relative to the board of registration in podiatry within the board of
147	147	registration in medicine; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
148	148	3563) of Rita A. Mendes and Francisco E. Paulino relative to required
149	149	identification for applicants for professional licensure; the petition
150	150	(accompanied by bill, House, No. 3817) of Tommy Vitolo relative to the
151	151	portability of alcohol service licenses; the petition (accompanied by bill,
152	152	House, No. 3866) of Christopher Richard Flanagan relative to the
153	153	representation of the Board of Registration of Cosmetology and
154	154	Barbering; and the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4154) of
155	155	Jeffrey Rosario Turco relative to stores offering digital coupons, reports 5 of 6
156	156	recommending that the accompanying order (House, No. 4680) ought to
157	157	be adopted.
158	158	For the committee,
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160	160	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4680
161	161	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
162	162	House of Representatives, May 30, 2024.
163	163	1 Ordered, That the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure be
164	164	2authorized to sit during a recess of the General Court to make an investigation and study of
165	165	3House documents numbered 244, 246, 247, 252, 253, 254, 257, 258, 261, 272, 276, 278, 279,
166	166	4280, 282, 286, 287, 291, 292, 293, 296, 297, 301, 304, 305, 307, 308, 309, 310, 317, 319, 321,
167	167	5323, 324, 325, 327, 328, 331, 333, 335, 337, 339, 340, 343, 350, 352, 353, 354, 358, 363, 367,
168	168	6370, 375, 376, 377, 379, 380, 384, 385, 390, 391, 394, 395, 396, 397, 1435, 2262, 3563, 3817,
169	169	73866 and 4154, relative to alcohol sales, telephone solicitation, licensure and other related
170	170	8matters.
171	171	9 Said committee shall report to the General Court the results of its investigation and study
172	172	10and its recommendations, if any, together with drafts of legislation necessary to carry such
173	173	11recommendations into effect, by filing the same with the Clerk of the House of Representatives
174	174	12on or before December 31, 2024.