{"AmendmentNumber":"1","ParentBillNumber":"H4281","Bill":{"BillNumber":"H4764","DocketNumber":null,"Title":"An Act relative to successor supplier laws and the termination of sales to wholesalers of alcoholic beverages","PrimarySponsor":{"Id":"TJW1","Name":"Thomas P. Walsh","Type":1,"Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/194/LegislativeMembers/TJW1","ResponseDate":"2025-11-18T09:36:45.663"},"Cosponsors":[{"Id":"TJW1","Name":"Thomas P. Walsh","Type":1,"Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/194/LegislativeMembers/TJW1","ResponseDate":"2025-11-18T09:36:45.68"},{"Id":"MJM1","Name":"Michael J. Moran","Type":1,"Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/194/LegislativeMembers/MJM1","ResponseDate":"2025-01-13T16:07:16.5266667"},{"Id":"JJM2","Name":"John J. Mahoney","Type":1,"Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/194/LegislativeMembers/JJM2","ResponseDate":"2025-01-17T10:15:35.77"}],"JointSponsor":null,"GeneralCourtNumber":194,"Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/194/Documents/H4764","IsDocketBookOnly":false},"Sponsor":{"Id":"TJW1","Name":"Thomas P. Walsh","Type":1,"Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/194/LegislativeMembers/TJW1","ResponseDate":"2025-11-18T09:36:45.663"},"Category":null,"Action":"Adopted","RollCall":[],"Title":"An Act relative to successor supplier laws and the termination of sales to wholesalers of alcoholic beverages","Branch":"House","RedraftNumber":null,"IsFurther":false,"GeneralCourtNumber":194,"Text":"\tChapter 138 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2024 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 25E¾ the following section:-\r\n\tSection 25E 7/8. A “successor supplier” shall mean any person or entity who directly or indirectly acquires the right or obligation to sell an item with a brand name to a wholesaler licensed in the commonwealth. A successor supplier shall acquire such rights or obligations subject to section 25E. All sales of a brand name item made to a licensed wholesaler prior to succession shall be attributed to the successor supplier for the purposes of determining whether 6 months of regular sales exist pursuant to section 25E.\r\n"}