H4282
An Act authorizing the town of Palmer to grant additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages
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Bill overview
This law allows the town of Palmer, Massachusetts, to issue additional licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages. Currently, the town is limited in the number of licenses it can grant. This legislation removes that restriction, permitting Palmer to issue more licenses to businesses that sell alcohol.
Key provisions
- Authorizes Palmer to grant additional alcoholic beverage licenses.
- Removes current limitations on the number of licenses Palmer can issue.
- Applies to all types of alcoholic beverages.
- The bill was amended by incorporating provisions from Senate Bill S2673.
- The House concurred with the Senate amendments.
- The bill was enacted and signed into law as Chapter 76 of the Acts of 2025.
Who is affected
- The town of Palmer, Massachusetts
- Businesses that sell alcoholic beverages in Palmer
- Residents of Palmer
Notable changes
- Previously, Palmer had restrictions on the number of alcoholic beverage licenses it could issue.
- The bill incorporates changes from Senate Bill S2673.
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Primary sponsor
Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
Cosponsors
Jacob R. Oliveira
Todd M. Smola
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Bill H.4282 194th (Current)
An Act authorizing the town of Palmer to grant additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages
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Bill Information
Sponsor: Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure City/Town: Palmer (Local Approval Received)
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Bill History
Displaying 17 actions for Bill H.4282
| Date | Branch | Action |
| 7/23/2025 | House | Reported from the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure |
| 7/23/2025 | House | New draft of H466 |
| 7/23/2025 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| 8/18/2025 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting |
| 8/18/2025 | House | Rules suspended |
| 8/18/2025 | House | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 10/6/2025 | House | Read third and passed to be engrossed |
| 10/9/2025 | Senate | Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session |
| 10/20/2025 | Senate | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 11/6/2025 | Senate | Read third |
| 11/6/2025 | Senate | Amended by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S2673 |
| 11/6/2025 | Senate | Passed to be engrossed |
| 11/10/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading |
| 11/19/2025 | House | House concurred in the Senate amendment |
| 11/19/2025 | House | Enacted |
| 11/19/2025 | Senate | Enacted and laid before the Governor |
| 11/26/2025 | Executive | Signed by the Governor, Chapter 76 of the Acts of 2025 |
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