Amendment #5 to H3862

Waiving the fee for an annual caterer’s license due to the COVID-19 emergency

Mr. Hill of Ipswich moves to amend the bill by adding the following section:

"SECTION 12C of chapter 238 of the General Laws or any general or special law to the contrary, no person shall be required to pay the annual caterer’s license fee required by said section 12C for the calendar year 2021. Any person who has paid such fee shall be entitled to a refund of such fee from the alcoholic beverages control commission. Such refund by the commission shall be an expenditure from monies received by the commonwealth from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act or any amendment thereto due to the COVID-19 emergency”.