Massachusetts 2023-2024 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H4866 Compare Versions

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1	1	HOUSE . . . . . . . . No. 4866
2	2	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
3	3	________________________________________
4	4	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, July 15, 2024.
5	5	The committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure, to
6	6	whom was referred the joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
7	7	4089) of Marcus S. Vaughn and Rebecca L. Rausch (by vote of the town)
8	8	that the town of Wrentham be authorized to grant seven additional licenses
9	9	for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises in said
10	10	town, reports recommending that the accompanying bill (House, No.
11	11	4866) ought to pass [Local Approval Received].
12	12	For the committee,
13	13	TACKEY CHAN. 1 of 3
14	14	FILED ON: 7/11/2024
15	15	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4866
16	16	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
17	17	_______________
18	18	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
19	19	(2023-2024)
20	20	_______________
21	21	An Act authorizing the town of Wrentham to grant an additional 7 licenses for the sale of all
22	22	alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises.
23	23	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
24	24	of the same, as follows:
25	25	1 SECTION 1. (a) Notwithstanding section 17 of chapter 138 of the General Laws, the
26	26	2licensing authority of the town of Wrentham may grant 7 additional licenses for the sale of all
27	27	3alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises pursuant to section 12 of said chapter 138 to
28	28	4establishments located within the 3 development zones as described in subsection (b) upon
29	29	5approval of and under conditions set by the licensing authority of the town of Wrentham. A
30	30	6license granted under this act shall be clearly marked on its face either “Village Zone A”,
31	31	7“Village Zone B”, or “Stonewall Blvd Development”, as applicable, and shall be subject to all of
32	32	8said chapter 138 except section 17.
33	33	9 (b) The licensing authority shall restrict the 7 licenses authorized in this act as follows:
34	34	10 (1) Two licenses shall be issued to establishments located with the town’s Village Zone A
35	35	11Planned Development district shown on a map entitled “Future Development Map: Village Zone
36	36	12A & B” as dated on September 21, 2023, a copy of which is on file in the office of the town
37	37	13clerk; 2 of 3
38	38	14 (2) Three licenses shall be issued to establishments located within the town’s Village
39	39	15Zone B district shown on a map entitled “Future Development Map: Village Zone A & B” as
40	40	16dated on September 21, 2023, a copy of which is on file in the office of the town clerk; and
41	41	17 (3) Two licenses shall be issued to establishments located within the town’s C-1 Planned
42	42	18Development district shown on a map entitled “Future Development Map: Stonewall Blvd
43	43	19Development” as dated on September 21, 2023, a copy of which is on file in the office of the
44	44	20town clerk.
45	45	21 (c) A license granted pursuant to this section shall only be exercised in the dining room of
46	46	22a common victualler and in such other public rooms or areas as may be deemed reasonable and
47	47	23appropriate by the licensing authority as certified in writing.
48	48	24 (d) The licensing authority shall not approve the transfer of a license granted pursuant to
49	49	25this act to a location outside of the initial zoned areas as described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of
50	50	26subsection (b), but it may grant a license to new applicant within such initial zoned area if the
51	51	27applicant files with the licensing authority a letter from the department of revenue and a letter
52	52	28from the department of unemployment assistance indicating that the license is in good standing
53	53	29with those departments and that all applicable taxes, fees and contributions have been paid.
54	54	30 (e) If a licensee terminates or fails to renew a license granted under this act or any such
55	55	31license granted under this act is cancelled, revoked or no longer in use, the license shall be
56	56	32returned physically, with all of the legal rights, privileges and restrictions pertaining thereto, to
57	57	33the licensing authority and the licensing authority may then grant the license to a new applicant
58	58	34under the same conditions specified in this act. 3 of 3
59	59	35 (f) All licenses granted under this act shall be issued within 3 years after the effective
60	60	36date of this act; provided, however, that a license originally granted within that time period may
61	61	37be granted to a new applicant under subsections (d) and (e) thereafter.
62	62	38 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.