# Massachusetts H 4276: An Act re-authorizing the town of Swansea to issue additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises

Massachusetts H 4276, An Act re-authorizing the town of Swansea to issue additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure; status signed, last action 2025-10-24 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 47 of the Acts of 2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 4276
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act re-authorizing the town of Swansea to issue additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-07-23
- Last action: 2025-10-24, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 47 of the Acts of 2025
- Sponsor: Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New Swansea Mall liquor licenses with limits: mixed, medium. The Swansea licensing board can issue up to 6 new on‑premises liquor licenses in the Swansea Mall Redevelopment Area. Each license is marked “Swansea Mall Redevelopment Area.” License holders may serve alcohol only in a restaurant (common victualler) dining room and in other public rooms the board…
- 2019 Swansea liquor law repealed: mixed, low. The law repeals Chapter 151 of the Acts of 2019. That 2019 law no longer has any effect in Swansea. The repeal takes effect upon passage.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
- Cosponsor: Justin Thurber (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Steven S. Howitt (Republican), House

## Actions (13)

- 2025-10-24: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 47 of the Acts of 2025
- 2025-10-16: Enacted and laid before the Governor (Senate)
- 2025-10-15: Enacted (House)
- 2025-10-14: Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-10-14: Taken out of the Orders of the Day (Senate)
- 2025-09-29: Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session (Senate)
- 2025-09-25: Read third and passed to be engrossed (House)
- 2025-07-28: Read second and ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2025-07-28: Rules suspended (House)
- 2025-07-28: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (House)
- 2025-07-23: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House)
- 2025-07-23: New draft of H399 (House)
- 2025-07-23: Reported from the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure (House)

## Bill text

- Chapter 47 of the Acts of 2025, 2025-10-24: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4276.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Chapter 47 of the Acts of 2025 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4276.pdf)

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- [H 3909: An Act authorizing the Provincetown year-round market rate rental housing trust…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H3909-194)
- [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-H4276-194 (as of 2026-11-01).