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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3110 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 351 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Mark J. Cusack |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act relative to the sale of liquor licenses. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Mark J. Cusack5th Norfolk1/16/2025 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3110 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 351 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Cusack of Braintree, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 351) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Mark J. Cusack for legislation to authorize cities and towns to assess a fee for the sale of a liquor |
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| 20 | 20 | | license by a licensee to another licensee. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. |
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| 21 | 21 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 22 | 22 | | SEE HOUSE, NO. 278 OF 2023-2024.] |
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| 23 | 23 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 24 | 24 | | _______________ |
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| 25 | 25 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 26 | 26 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 27 | 27 | | _______________ |
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| 28 | 28 | | An Act relative to the sale of liquor licenses. |
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| 29 | 29 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 30 | 30 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 31 | 31 | | 1 SECTION 1. Upon the acceptance of this section by a city or town, said city or town may |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2assess and collect a fee for any license issued by the city or town pursuant to chapter 138 of the |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3General Laws when such license is sold by the licensee to another licensee. Said fee shall be |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4assessed at the time of approval of the transfer of the license by the city or town. Said fee shall |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5be established by the city or town in an amount not to exceed 25 per cent of the amount paid for |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6the license. |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. |
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