An Act relative to permanent alcoholic beverage takeout
This bill makes permanent the ability for Massachusetts establishments to sell alcoholic beverages for takeout, removing the temporary restrictions that were originally put in place during the pandemic. It achieves this by deleting specific language from existing laws that limited these sales to the period of the state of emergency and a set end date. The changes directly affect restaurants, bars, and other licensed venues by allowing them to continue offering off-premises alcohol sales without needing to wait for a new emergency declaration.
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Feb 2023
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023
Last action Apr 1, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Feb 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Paul Frost
RRepublican
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