H 4273
An Act authorizing the town of Maynard to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises
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Bill overview
This bill allows the town of Maynard, Massachusetts, to issue an additional license for the sale of alcoholic beverages, specifically wine and malt beverages, at Maynard Corner Store. The license is intended to be used without requiring customers to consume the beverages on the premises. The bill outlines procedures for transferring the license and what happens if the original license is canceled or not renewed.
Key provisions
- The town of Maynard can grant one additional license for the sale of alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises.
- The license must be granted to Maynard Corner Store LLC.
- The licensing authority cannot transfer the license to another location.
- The licensing authority must verify the applicant’s standing with the Department of Revenue and the Department of Unemployment Assistance.
- If the license is terminated or not renewed, it can be returned to the licensing authority and reissued to a new applicant at the same location.
- The license must be issued within one year of the bill’s passage.
- The existing license for wine and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises must be returned.
- The license is subject to all provisions of chapter 138, except section 17.
Who is affected
- Town of Maynard
- Maynard Corner Store LLC
- Residents of Maynard
- Alcoholic Beverage Distributors
- The Department of Revenue
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Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
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Bill H.4273 194th (Current)
An Act authorizing the town of Maynard to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic 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: Maynard (Local Approval Received)
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Displaying 13 actions for Bill H.4273
| Date | Branch | Action |
| 7/21/2025 | House | Reported from the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure |
| 7/21/2025 | House | New draft of H387 |
| 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 |
| 8/11/2025 | House | Read third and passed to be engrossed |
| 8/14/2025 | Senate | Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session |
| 10/2/2025 | Senate | Taken out of the Orders of the Day |
| 10/2/2025 | Senate | Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed |
| 10/6/2025 | House | Enacted |
| 10/6/2025 | Senate | Enacted and laid before the Governor |
| 10/16/2025 | Executive | Signed by the Governor, Chapter 43 of the Acts of 2025 |
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