H 4815 Massachusetts House · 194th Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act authorizing the select board of the town of Arlington to place upon a town ballot a question to increase the number of licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises

This bill (H 4815) would allow Arlington's select board to place a question on the 2026 town ballot asking voters if they support issuing two additional licenses for carryout alcohol sales (beverages not to be consumed on the premises). If approved by a majority of voters, the select board could then issue these licenses, subject to existing state laws governing alcohol sales. The bill specifically targets off-premise alcohol sales licenses, not on-site drinking licenses, and would not change current state regulations. This is a procedural measure enabling local voter input, not a direct policy change.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Dec 2025
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
Feb 2026
Introduced Dec 8, 2025 Signed Feb 19, 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
14
Key actions
8
Committee
3
Feb 19, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 28 of the Acts of 2026
executive
Feb 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Enacted and laid before the Governor
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Enacted
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third and passed to be engrossed
upper
Jan 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third and passed to be engrossed
lower
Dec 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
lower
Dec 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
lower
Dec 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
lower
0 primary · 3 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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