Alcoholic beverage control; local outdoor refreshment areas.
Summary
Alcoholic beverage control; local outdoor refreshment areas. Defines "outdoor refreshment area" and permits the governingbody of any locality in the Commonwealth to designate, by ordinance, up to three outdoor refreshment areas within such locality. The billprovides that such ordinance would permit the consumption of alcoholicbeverages within the outdoor refreshment area, provided that suchalcoholic beverages are purchased from a permanent retail on-premiseslicensee located within such designated area and are contained indisposable containers with a maximum capacity of no more than 16fluid ounces that clearly display the selling licensee's name orlogo. The bill requires the locality, prior to adopting such an ordinance,to create a public safety plan for each outdoor refreshment area.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Nov 6, 2020
Last action Feb 5, 2021
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Total actions
6
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Jan 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Committee
Assigned GL sub: ABC/Gaming
lower
Nov 6, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Nov 6, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100448D
lower
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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