H 4272
An Act authorizing the town of Hudson to grant 1 additional license for the sale of wine and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises
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Bill overview
This bill allows the town of Hudson, Massachusetts, to issue one additional license for the sale of wine and malt beverages. The license can be granted to Hudson Hives LLC, operating at a specific address. The license will follow existing regulations, with some exceptions, and includes provisions for transferring the license to a new applicant and handling license termination or non-renewal. The license must be issued within three years of the bill’s enactment.
Key provisions
- Authorizes Hudson to grant one additional wine and malt beverage license.
- The license is to be granted to Hudson Hives LLC.
- The license is subject to existing regulations, excluding section 17 of Chapter 138 of the General Laws.
- The licensing authority cannot transfer the license to another location unless a new applicant files required documentation.
- If a licensee terminates or fails to renew a license, it can be reissued to a new applicant at the same location under similar conditions.
- The license must be issued within three years of the bill’s enactment.
- The bill requires the license to be issued within three years of the effective date.
- The license must be returned to the licensing authority if it is cancelled.
Who is affected
- Town of Hudson, Massachusetts
- Hudson Hives LLC
- Potential new licensees in Hudson
- Consumers of wine and malt beverages in Hudson
- The Department of Revenue and Department of Unemployment Assistance
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Primary sponsor
Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
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Bill H.4272 194th (Current)
An Act authorizing the town of Hudson to grant 1 additional license for the sale of wine and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises
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Bill Information
Sponsor: Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure City/Town: Hudson (Local Approval Received)
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Bill History
Displaying 13 actions for Bill H.4272
| Date | Branch | Action |
| 7/21/2025 | House | Reported from the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure |
| 7/21/2025 | House | New draft of H386 |
| 7/21/2025 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| 7/24/2025 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting |
| 7/24/2025 | House | Rules suspended |
| 7/24/2025 | House | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 1/28/2026 | House | Read third and passed to be engrossed |
| 2/2/2026 | Senate | Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session |
| 2/19/2026 | Senate | Taken out of the Orders of the Day |
| 2/19/2026 | Senate | Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed |
| 2/25/2026 | House | Enacted |
| 2/25/2026 | Senate | Enacted and laid before the Governor |
| 3/5/2026 | Executive | Signed by the Governor, Chapter 36 of the Acts of 2026 |
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