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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3005 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 386
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Kate Hogan
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act authorizing the town of Hudson to grant 1 additional license for the sale of wine and malt
beverages not to be drunk on the premises.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Kate Hogan3rd Middlesex1/16/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3005 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 386
By Representative Hogan of Stow, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 386) of Kate
Hogan (NEEDS vote of the town) that the town be authorized of Hudson to grant 1 additional
license for the sale of wine and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises. Consumer
Protection and Professional Licensure. [Local Approval Received.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act authorizing the town of Hudson to grant 1 additional license for the sale of wine and malt
beverages not to be drunk on the premises.
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. (a) Notwithstanding section 17 of chapter 138 of the General Laws, the
2licensing authority of the town of Hudson may grant 1 additional license for the sale of wine and
3malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises under section 15 of said chapter 138 to Hudson
4Hives LLC to be operated at the premises located at 45 Main street, Suite 203, in the town of
5Hudson. The license granted under this section shall be subject to all of said chapter 138, except
6said section 17.
7 (b) The licensing authority shall not approve the transfer of the license granted pursuant
8to this act to any other location, but it may grant the license to a new applicant at the same
9location if the applicant files with the licensing authority a letter from the department of revenue
10and a letter from the department of unemployment assistance indicating the license is in good 2 of 2
11standing with those departments and that all applicable taxes, fees and contributions have been
12paid.
13 (c) If a licensee terminates or fails to renew a license granted under this act or any such
14license is cancelled, revoked or no longer in use, it shall be returned physically, with all of the
15legal rights, privileges and restrictions pertaining thereto to the licensing authority which may,
16within 3 years after such return, then grant the license to a new applicant at the same location and
17under the same conditions as specified in this section, otherwise such license shall dissolve.
18 (d) The license authorized to be granted under this act shall be issued within 3 years after
19the effective date of this act; provided, however, that if the license is originally granted within
20that time period it may be granted to a new applicant under subsection (b) or (c) thereafter.
21 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.