HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4252        FILED ON: 5/27/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3861

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Alice Hanlon Peisch

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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 Wellesley to grant certain licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Alice Hanlon Peisch

14th Norfolk

5/26/2021

Rebecca L. Rausch

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

6/2/2021


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4252        FILED ON: 5/27/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3861

By Ms. Peisch of Wellesley, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3861) of Alice Hanlon Peisch and Rebecca L. Rausch (by vote of the town) that the town of Wellesley be authorized to grant certain licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages and the sale of wines and malt beverages in said town.  Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.  [Local Approval Received.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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An Act authorizing the town of Wellesley to grant certain licenses 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. Notwithstanding section 11 of chapter 138 of the General Laws or any general or special law to the contrary, the licensing authority in the town of Wellesley may grant to restaurants and function rooms with any seating capacity, licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises under section 12 of said chapter 138, subject to the maximum number of such licenses as authorized by section 17 of said chapter 138.

SECTION 2. In addition to those licenses authorized pursuant to section 1, notwithstanding section 11 of chapter 138 of the General Laws or any general or special law to the contrary, the licensing authority in the town of Wellesley may grant to restaurants and function rooms with any seating capacity not more than 6 licenses for the sale of wines and malt beverages to be drunk on the premises.

SECTION 3. The authority to grant licenses authorized by sections 1 and 2 shall be in addition to those licenses authorized in Chapter 635 of the Acts of 1982.

SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage. The passage of this act shall repeal Chapter 25 of the Acts of 2012; provided, however, that every valid license granted under Chapter 25 of the Acts of 2012 shall be deemed to  have been granted under section 1 or 2 of this act.