An Act authorizing additional licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises in Boston
This bill authorizes the Boston licensing board to issue additional on-premises alcohol licenses in specific neighborhoods and to community organizations. It allows for up to 35 new licenses annually in designated ZIP codes, with 3 extra licenses reserved for the Oak Square section of Brighton, and 15 licenses for non-profits such as theaters and community spaces. All new licenses must be non-transferable, restricted to their specific locations, and require the establishment to prepare food on-site. The law also ensures that if a license is canceled or not renewed, it returns to the board to be offered to a new applicant within the same area or organization type.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2024
Committee Review
Jul 2024
House Passage
Jul 2024
Senate Passage
Jul 2024
Governor
Introduced May 30, 2024
Last action Sep 5, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Jul 31, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee of conference appointed (Brownsberger-Collins-Tarr), in concurrence
upper
Jul 31, 2024
Introduced
Senate insisted on its amendment
upper
Jul 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee of conference appointed - (M. Moran-Ryan-Ferguson)
lower
Jul 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
House NON-concurred in the Senate amendment
lower
Jul 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed
upper
Jul 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Amended by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S2903
upper
May 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third and passed to be engrossed
lower
May 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from the committee on House Ways and Means
lower
0 primary · 12 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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