HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1180        FILED ON: 1/18/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 173

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Kevin J. Kuros and Jeffrey N. Roy

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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 promoting opportunity in the hospitality industry.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Kevin J. Kuros

8th Worcester

1/18/2017

Jeffrey N. Roy

10th Norfolk

1/31/2017

Angelo L. D'Emilia

8th Plymouth

2/1/2017

Ryan C. Fattman

Worcester and Norfolk

6/26/2018

Paul K. Frost

7th Worcester

6/26/2018


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1180        FILED ON: 1/18/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 173

By Messrs. Kuros of Uxbridge and Roy of Franklin, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 173) of Kevin J. Kuros, Jeffrey N. Roy and others relative to promoting opportunity in the hospitality industry by further regulating the selling, offering to sell or delivering of alcoholic beverages.  Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act promoting opportunity in the hospitality industry.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Section 24 of chapter 138 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding, in line 18, after the words “quantities thereof”, the following:—

; provided, further, that no regulation promulgated as a result of this section shall prohibit the practice of selling, offering to sell or delivering to any person or group of persons any drinks at a price less than the price regularly charged for such drinks for a period longer than 4 days, except at private functions not open to the public

SECTION 2.  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the alcoholic beverages control commission shall, 1 year after the effective date of SECTION 1, conduct an investigation and study as to of the impacts of said section. The commission shall report the results of its investigation and study, together with drafts of legislation, if any, necessary to carry its recommendations into effect, by filing the same with the clerks of the senate and house of representatives, who shall forward the same to the joint committee on consumer protection and professional licensure on or before December 31, 2018.”.