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MassachusettsH 4815194th General Court (2025-2026)HouseWALLET

An Act authorizing the select board of the town of Arlington to place upon a town ballot a question to increase the number of 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

Consumer Protection and Professional LicensureHouse Steering, Policy and Scheduling

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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Arlington vote on two new take-home alcohol licenses

The law lets Arlington’s Select Board put a question on the 2026 town ballot. The question asks voters to allow two more licenses to sell alcohol to take home (not for on-site drinking). If a majority votes yes, the Select Board may issue those two licenses. Usual state licensing rules still apply. This is allowed even though statewide limits would otherwise block it.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

  • Cindy F. Friedman

    Democratic • Senate

  • David M. Rogers

    Democratic • House

  • Sean Garballey

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor, Chapter 28 of the Acts of 2026

    2/19/2026

  2. Enacted and laid before the Governor

    2/17/2026Senate

  3. Enacted

    2/17/2026House

  4. Read third and passed to be engrossed

    2/17/2026Senate

  5. Taken out of the Orders of the Day

    2/17/2026Senate

  6. Read second and ordered to a third reading

    2/12/2026Senate

  7. Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

    1/15/2026Senate

  8. Read third and passed to be engrossed

    1/12/2026House

  9. Read second and ordered to a third reading

    12/24/2025House

  10. Rules suspended

    12/24/2025House

  11. Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting

    12/24/2025House

  12. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

    12/8/2025House

  13. New draft of H4473

    12/8/2025House

  14. Reported from the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

    12/8/2025House

Bill Text

  • Chapter 28 of the Acts of 2026

    2/19/2026

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