SENATE DOCKET, NO. 592        FILED ON: 1/15/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 191

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Dean A. Tran

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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 relative to aiding municipal events.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Dean A. Tran

Worcester and Middlesex

 

Donald F. Humason, Jr.

Second Hampden and Hampshire

2/2/2019


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 592        FILED ON: 1/15/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 191

By Mr. Tran, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 191) of Dean A. Tran and Donald F. Humason, Jr. for legislation relative to donations for municipal events.  Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 2095 OF 2017-2018.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act relative to aiding municipal events.

 

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 14 of chapter 138 of the General Laws, as so appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the second paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-

A nonprofit charitable corporation organized pursuant to chapter 180 and registered with the division of public charities in the department of the attorney general and licensed pursuant to this section, or the chief procurement officer or purchasing agent of a municipality government,  may accept free alcoholic beverages donated to the nonprofit charitable corporation or municipality government by an individual or, by a person licensed to manufacture alcoholic beverages or by a person licensed to sell alcoholic beverages at wholesale or retail pursuant to this chapter.  Any such donated alcoholic beverages shall only be for the purpose of serving such donated alcoholic beverages at fundraising events being held for the benefit of the nonprofit charitable corporation or municipality government.