# Massachusetts H 5097: An Act authorizing the city of Salem to convert seasonal licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises to annual licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises Massachusetts H 5097, An Act authorizing the city of Salem to convert seasonal licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises to annual licenses for the sale of 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 2026-09-16 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 216 of the Acts of 2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5097-194 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Massachusetts H 5097 - State: Massachusetts - Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026) - Title: An Act authorizing the city of Salem to convert seasonal licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises to annual licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-12 - Last action: 2026-09-16, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 216 of the Acts of 2026 - 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: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Year-round alcohol licenses for two Salem businesses: benefit, medium. Salem’s licensing board can convert two named seasonal licenses into year-round, on‑site alcohol licenses. Maitland Farm Kitchen and Spirits at 84 Derby Street may sell all alcoholic beverages year‑round. Amazing Pizza at 62 Wharf Street may sell wine, malt beverages, and cordials year‑round. Most… - No moves and 3-year regrant limit: cost, low. The city cannot move these converted licenses to a new location. A new applicant can get a converted license only for the same address and must file letters from the state revenue and unemployment agencies showing good standing and that all taxes, fees, and contributions are paid. If a converted li… - Conversion fee due with installment option: mixed, low. Salem may charge a one‑time fee when it issues a converted annual license. The fee is due at issuance, but the city can allow payment in multiple installments; if it offers installments, any qualified applicant who asks gets that option. Any part of the fee above a comparable annual renewal fee goe… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure - Cosponsor: Joan B. Lovely (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Manny Cruz (Democratic), House ## Actions (14) - 2026-09-16: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 216 of the Acts of 2026 - 2026-09-14: Enacted and laid before the Governor (Senate) - 2026-09-14: Enacted (House) - 2026-09-10: Read third and passed to be engrossed (Senate) - 2026-09-10: Taken out of the Orders of the Day (Senate) - 2026-06-11: Read second and ordered to a third reading (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session (Senate) - 2026-04-13: Read third and passed to be engrossed (House) - 2026-03-09: Read second and ordered to a third reading (House) - 2026-03-09: Rules suspended (House) - 2026-03-09: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (House) - 2026-02-12: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House) - 2026-02-12: New draft of H4661 (House) - 2026-02-12: Reported from the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure (House) ## Bill text - Chapter 216 of the Acts of 2026, 2026-09-16: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5097.pdf) ## Related bills - H 4585: An Act authorizing the town of Auburn to offer expanded senior property tax abatements (signed) - H 5435: An Act authorizing the town of Topsfield to continue to employment of police chief Neal Hovey (passed senate) - H 5515: An Act to increase the value of estates eligible for abatements pursuant to M.G.L. chapter 59, section 5, clauses seventeenth D and forty-first C in the town o… (passed house) - H 4755: An Act amending the means tested senior citizen property tax exemption in the town of Sudbury (signed) - 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) ## Sources - [Chapter 216 of the Acts of 2026 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5097.pdf) ## Related - [H 4585: An Act authorizing the town of Auburn to offer expanded senior property tax aba…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H4585-194) - [H 5435: An Act authorizing the town of Topsfield to continue to employment of police ch…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5435-194) - [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 4755: An Act amending the means tested senior citizen property tax exemption in the t…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H4755-194) - [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) - [Massachusetts bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/massachusetts/bills) - [Massachusetts state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/massachusetts) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5097-194 (as of 2026-11-01).