# Massachusetts H 4006: An Act authorizing the town of Dartmouth to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises

Massachusetts H 4006, An Act authorizing the town of Dartmouth to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Christopher M. Markey (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-26 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 88 of the Acts of 2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 4006
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act authorizing the town of Dartmouth to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-04-07
- Last action: 2026-05-26, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 88 of the Acts of 2026
- Sponsor: Christopher M. Markey (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New all-alcohol license for Dartmouth market: mixed, low. The law lets Dartmouth issue one extra off‑premise all‑alcohol retail license to Farm and Coast Market at 7-9 Bridge Street. The license is tied to that address and cannot be moved. A new owner at the same address must file letters from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue and the Department of…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Christopher M. Markey (Democratic), House

## Actions (14)

- 2026-05-26: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 88 of the Acts of 2026
- 2026-05-18: Enacted and laid before the Governor (Senate)
- 2026-05-18: Enacted (House)
- 2026-05-14: Read third and passed to be engrossed (Senate)
- 2026-05-14: Taken out of the Orders of the Day (Senate)
- 2025-11-17: Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading (Senate)
- 2025-11-13: Read third and passed to be engrossed (House)
- 2025-07-31: Read second and ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2025-07-31: Rules suspended (House)
- 2025-07-31: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (House)
- 2025-07-17: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House)
- 2025-05-23: Hearing scheduled for 06/02/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-2 (legislature)
- 2025-05-01: Senate concurred (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Referred to the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure (House)

## Bill text

- Chapter 88 of the Acts of 2026, 2026-05-26: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4006.pdf)

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- H 3909: An Act authorizing the Provincetown year-round market rate rental housing trust to acquire year-round housing occupancy restrictions (signed)
- H 5520: An Act exempting George Patrinos from the maximum age requirement age for the position of firefighter in the town of Dudley (signed)
- H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nicholas Spinale (second reading)

## Sources
- [Chapter 88 of the Acts of 2026 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4006.pdf)

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- [H 5515: An Act to increase the value of estates eligible for abatements pursuant to M.G…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5515-194)
- [H 3909: An Act authorizing the Provincetown year-round market rate rental housing trust…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H3909-194)
- [H 5520: An Act exempting George Patrinos from the maximum age requirement age for the p…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5520-194)
- [H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nichola…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5429-194)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H4006-194 (as of 2026-11-01).