HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 5582

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, July 16, 2026.

 The committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure, to whom was referred the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 5130) of Bridget Plouffe (by vote of the town) that the town of East Bridgewater be authorized to issue up to four additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises in said town, reports recommending that the accompanying bill (House, No. 5582) ought to pass [Local Approval Received].

For the committee,

TACKEY CHAN.

        FILED ON: 7/15/2026

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 5582

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)

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An Act authorizing the town of East Bridgewater to grant up to four additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises.

 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. (a) Notwithstanding section 17 of chapter 138 of the General Laws, the licensing authority of the town of East Bridgewater may grant 4 additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises pursuant to section 15 of said chapter 138 as follows: (i) 1 license to Shyamsundara Corporation, d/b/a Joppa Market, located at 626 Bedford Street; (ii) 1 license to Crocetti Oakdale Packing Co, Inc., d/b/a Crocetti’s Oakdale Packing, Inc, located at 378 Pleasant Street; (iii) 1 license to T Sikder Corporation, d/b/a T Square Food Stop, located at 52 Bedford Street; and (iv) 1 license to Om Tri-Town Express, Inc., d/b/a Om Tri Town Express, located at 60 Franklin Street. The licenses shall be subject to all of said chapter 138 except said section 17.                 

 (b) The licensing authority shall not approve the transfer of a license granted under this section to any other location  but it may grant the license to a new applicant at the same location if the applicant files with the licensing authority a letter from the department of revenue and a letter from the department of unemployment assistance indicating that the license is in good standing with those departments and that all applicable taxes, fees and contributions have been paid.

 (c) If a licensee terminates or fails to renew a license granted under this section or any such license is cancelled, revoked or no longer in use, it shall be returned physically, with all of the legal rights, privileges and restrictions pertaining thereto, to the licensing authority and the licensing authority may, within 3 years after such return, then grant the license to a new applicant at the same location under the same conditions as specified in this section, otherwise such license shall dissolve.

 (d) A license granted under this section shall be issued within 1 year after the effective date of this act; provided, however, that a license originally granted within that time period may be granted to a new applicant under subsections (b) and (c) thereafter.

 SECTION 2. Upon the issuance of a license authorized in clause (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) of subsection (a) of section 1, the licensee shall return physically, with all of the legal rights, privileges and restrictions pertaining thereto, to the licensing authority, its license for the sale of wine and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises under section 15 of chapter 138.

 SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its passage.