SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2567

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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

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SENATE, February 4, 2020.

The committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure to whom was referred the petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 194) of James T. Welch  for legislation relative to identification for the purchase of alcoholic beverages, reports recommending that the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2567) ought to pass.

For the committee,

Paul R. Feeney

        FILED ON: 2/4/2020

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2567

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 identification for the sale of alcoholic beverages.

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 34B of chapter 138 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “foreign country,” in line 19, the following:-  a valid license to operate a motor vehicle issued by another state,

SECTION 2. Said section 34B of chapter 138, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 25 through 27, inclusive, the words “a liquor purchase identification card, or an identification card issued under section 8E of Chapter 90, or motor vehicle license issued pursuant to said section eight”, and inserting in place thereof the following:- identification permitted by this section