H 4817 Massachusetts House · 194th Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act authorizing the town of Pembroke to grant one additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises

This bill authorizes the town of Pembroke to grant one additional license for the sale of takeout alcoholic beverages (not for on-premises consumption) specifically to South Shore Market and Deli at 256 Church Street. The license is limited to that exact location and cannot be transferred elsewhere. If the license ends or is canceled, it must be returned to Pembroke's licensing authority, which may later issue it to a new applicant at the same address after verifying tax compliance. The license must be issued within three years of the bill's effective date.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Dec 2025
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Dec 8, 2025 Signed May 21, 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
May 21, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 85 of the Acts of 2026
executive
May 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
Enacted and laid before the Governor
upper
May 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
Enacted
lower
May 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third and passed to be engrossed
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third (title changed) 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

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