An Act authorizing the town of Scituate to issue four additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises
This bill allows the town of Scituate to convert two existing seasonal alcohol licenses (for Salt Marsh Winery and Split Rock Scituate) into annual licenses for on-site consumption, and to issue two new licenses for alcohol sales at establishments in three designated economic zones: the Harbor Business District, Greenbush Driftway Gateway District, and North Scituate Village. Licenses must be used only within specific mapped areas of these zones and marked accordingly. The licenses are restricted to dining rooms and reasonable public areas, and cannot be transferred outside their designated zones. The town's licensing authority must approve all new licenses under these conditions, with all licenses needing to be issued within three years of the bill's effective date.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2025
Committee Review
Dec 2025
House Passage
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Jan 2026
Signed into Law
Jan 2026
Introduced Oct 29, 2025
Signed Jan 12, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Jan 12, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 101 of the Acts of 2025
executive
Jan 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Enacted and laid before the Governor
upper
Jan 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Enacted
lower
Dec 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
House concurred in the Senate amendment
lower
Dec 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading
lower
Dec 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read second, amended (O'Connor), ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed
upper
Dec 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
upper
Dec 8, 2025
Committee
Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules
upper
Dec 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third and passed to be engrossed
lower
Nov 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
lower
Oct 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
lower
Oct 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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