HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 5650

Text on an amendment, offered by Mr. Walsh of Peabody, to the Senate Bill authorizing the town of Topsfield to convert 4 licenses for sale of wine and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises to 4 licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises and to prohibit the sale of alcoholic beverages in the containers less than 200 milliliters (Senate, No. 2526).  August 6, 2026.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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

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 By striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the following:–
 

 SECTION 1. Section 1 of chapter 61 of the acts of 2003 is hereby amended by striking out the words “wines and malt”, each time they appear, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- all alcoholic.

 SECTION 2. Chapter 225 of the acts of 2006 is hereby repealed.

 SECTION 3. Section 1 of chapter 127 of the acts of 2008 is hereby amended by striking out the words “wines and malt”, each time they appear, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- all alcoholic.

 SECTION 4. Section 1 of chapter 101 of the acts of 2015 is hereby amended by striking out the words “wines and malt”, each time they appear, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- all alcoholic.             

 SECTION 5. Notwithstanding chapter 138 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, a licensee in good standing pursuant to chapter 61 of the acts of 2003, chapter 127 of the acts of 2008 or chapter 101 of the acts of 2015 prior to the effective date of this act shall remain licensed to sell wines and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises under section 15 of said chapter 138 until issued a license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises under said section 15 of said chapter 138 pursuant to this act, upon which time such wines and malt license shall dissolve.

 SECTION 6. This act shall take effect upon its passage.