HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1180 FILED ON: 1/18/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 173
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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.”.