HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 4477

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, March 21, 2024.

The committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure, to whom was referred the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 371) of Michael J. Moran relative to the termination of sales to wholesalers by suppliers of alcoholic beverages, reports recommending that the accompanying bill (House, No. 4477) ought to pass.

For the committee,

TACKEY CHAN.

        FILED ON: 2/6/2024

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 4477

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act relative to termination of sales to wholesalers by suppliers 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. Chapter 138 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 25E the following new section:-

Section 25E 1/4. Any distiller, manufacturer, importer or producer which obtains or acquires in any manner the right to sell, ship or distribute any brand item shall for the purpose of section 25E stand in the place of, and be subject to, all the rights, privileges, and duties and obligations of its predecessor from whom such brands or brand items were obtained or acquired.