An Act authorizing the city known as the town of West Springfield to grant 4 additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises
Sponsored By: Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
Signed by Governor
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
West Springfield adds four to-go liquor licenses
The law lets West Springfield grant four extra licenses to sell all alcoholic drinks to-go. The licenses go to Calabrese Market (54 Park Street), Delaney's Market (334 Park Street), KKK&P LLC d/b/a The Country Store (1022 Amostown Road), and Ye Olde Butcher Shoppe (68 North Boulevard). Each license is tied to that address and follows the state alcohol rules in chapter 138. The town must issue each license within one year after the law takes effect.
Country Store surrenders wine-and-malt license
When KKK&P LLC (The Country Store, 1022 Amostown Road) gets its new all‑alcohol to‑go license, it must return its current wine‑and‑malt to‑go license to the town. The new license replaces the old one.
Licenses stay at the same address
These licenses cannot be moved to a different location. The town may give a license to a new applicant at the same address only with letters from the Department of Revenue and the Department of Unemployment Assistance showing good standing and that all taxes, fees, and contributions are paid. If a license ends or is not renewed, the holder must return it to the town. The town has 3 years to reissue it at the same address; otherwise the license dissolves.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
John C. Velis
Democratic • Senate
Michael J. Finn
Democratic • House
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
Actions Timeline
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 88 of the Acts of 2025
12/12/2025Enacted and laid before the Governor
12/4/2025SenateEnacted
12/4/2025HouseRead third and passed to be engrossed
12/1/2025SenateTaken out of the Orders of the Day
12/1/2025SenateRead second and ordered to a third reading
10/23/2025SenateRead; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
9/29/2025SenateRead third and passed to be engrossed
9/25/2025HouseRead second and ordered to a third reading
8/21/2025HouseRules suspended
8/21/2025HouseCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
8/21/2025HouseBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
7/23/2025HouseNew draft of H4155
7/23/2025HouseReported from the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
7/23/2025House
Bill Text
Chapter 88 of the Acts of 2025
12/12/2025
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