| 1 | 1 | | 1 of 1 |
|---|
| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 5379 FILED ON: 7/25/2024 |
|---|
| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4931 |
|---|
| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
|---|
| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
|---|
| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
|---|
| 7 | 7 | | Manny Cruz and Joan B. Lovely |
|---|
| 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 authorizing the city of Salem to convert 1 annual license for the sale of wine and malt |
|---|
| 13 | 13 | | beverages to be drunk on the premises to an annual license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages |
|---|
| 14 | 14 | | to be drunk on the premises. |
|---|
| 15 | 15 | | _______________ |
|---|
| 16 | 16 | | PETITION OF: |
|---|
| 17 | 17 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Manny Cruz7th Essex7/25/2024Joan B. LovelySecond Essex7/25/2024 1 of 2 |
|---|
| 18 | 18 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 5379 FILED ON: 7/25/2024 |
|---|
| 19 | 19 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4931 |
|---|
| 20 | 20 | | By Representative Cruz of Salem and Senator Lovely, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, |
|---|
| 21 | 21 | | House, No. 4931) of Manny Cruz and Joan B. Lovely (with the approval of the mayor and city |
|---|
| 22 | 22 | | council) that the city of Salem be authorized to convert one annual license for the sale of wine |
|---|
| 23 | 23 | | and malt beverages to be drunk on the premises to an annual license for the sale of all alcoholic |
|---|
| 24 | 24 | | beverages to be drunk on the premises in said city. Consumer Protection and Professional |
|---|
| 25 | 25 | | Licensure. [Local Approval Received.] |
|---|
| 26 | 26 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
|---|
| 27 | 27 | | _______________ |
|---|
| 28 | 28 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
|---|
| 29 | 29 | | (2023-2024) |
|---|
| 30 | 30 | | _______________ |
|---|
| 31 | 31 | | An Act authorizing the city of Salem to convert 1 annual license for the sale of wine and malt |
|---|
| 32 | 32 | | beverages to be drunk on the premises to an annual license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages |
|---|
| 33 | 33 | | to be drunk on the premises. |
|---|
| 34 | 34 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
|---|
| 35 | 35 | | of the same, as follows: |
|---|
| 36 | 36 | | 1 SECTION 1. Notwithstanding sections 17 and 17A of chapter 138 of the General Laws, |
|---|
| 37 | 37 | | 2the licensing authority of the city of Salem may convert 1 annual license for the sale of wine and |
|---|
| 38 | 38 | | 3malt beverages to be drunk on the premises to an annual license for the sale of all alcoholic |
|---|
| 39 | 39 | | 4beverages to be drunk on the premises under section 12 of said chapter 138 currently issued to |
|---|
| 40 | 40 | | 5FSPC Corporation, d/b/a Flying Saucer Pizza Company, located at 118 Washington Street in the |
|---|
| 41 | 41 | | 6city of Salem. The license converted under this section shall be subject to all of said chapter 138 |
|---|
| 42 | 42 | | 7except sections 17 and 17A. |
|---|
| 43 | 43 | | 8 The licensing authority shall not approve the transfer of the license converted pursuant to |
|---|
| 44 | 44 | | 9this section to any other location but it may grant the license to a new applicant at the same 2 of 2 |
|---|
| 45 | 45 | | 10location if the applicant files with the licensing authority a letter from the department of revenue |
|---|
| 46 | 46 | | 11and a letter from the department of unemployment assistance indicating that the license is in |
|---|
| 47 | 47 | | 12good standing with those departments and that all applicable taxes, fees and contributions have |
|---|
| 48 | 48 | | 13been paid. |
|---|
| 49 | 49 | | 14 If the license converted pursuant to this section is cancelled, revoked or no longer in use |
|---|
| 50 | 50 | | 15at the location of original issuance, it shall be returned physically, with all of the legal rights, |
|---|
| 51 | 51 | | 16privileges and restrictions pertaining thereto, to the licensing authority and the licensing |
|---|
| 52 | 52 | | 17authority may then grant the license to a new applicant at the same location under the same |
|---|
| 53 | 53 | | 18conditions as specified in this act. |
|---|
| 54 | 54 | | 19 SECTION 2. (a) The city of Salem shall charge a fee for the conversion of the licenses |
|---|
| 55 | 55 | | 20authorized in section 1 which shall be paid by the licensee at the time of issuance unless the |
|---|
| 56 | 56 | | 21licensing authority agrees to enter into a contract with the licensees to allow the division of the |
|---|
| 57 | 57 | | 22fee into multiple payments over time from the licensee. If the city elects to accept multiple |
|---|
| 58 | 58 | | 23payments over time from the licensees, the option shall be made available, upon request, to all |
|---|
| 59 | 59 | | 24qualified applicants for a license. |
|---|
| 60 | 60 | | 25 (b) Any fee collected by the city of Salem for the licenses converted pursuant to section |
|---|
| 61 | 61 | | 261 which is greater than the amount of the fee charged for an annual renewal of a similar license |
|---|
| 62 | 62 | | 27issued by the city shall be deposited into the city's economic development account and expended |
|---|
| 63 | 63 | | 28by it in a manner consistent with the purposes of such account. |
|---|
| 64 | 64 | | 29 SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage. |
|---|