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MassachusettsH 5099194th General Court (2025-2026)HouseWALLET

An Act authorizing the town of Raynham to grant an additional license 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

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

New all-alcohol license for Raynham store

Raynham can issue one new all-alcohol retail license to V.B. Gas, Inc. d/b/a Save More Gas and Convenience at 1348 New State Highway (U.S. Route 44). Sales are for take-home only, not for drinking on site. The license follows state alcohol rules and is allowed even if the usual town quota is full. The town must issue it within one year after the law takes effect.

Rules to keep license at same address

The license cannot be moved to a different location. The town may grant it 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 the license ends or is not used, the holder must return it to the town. The town can reissue it at the same site within three years; after that, it dissolves. When the new all-alcohol license is issued, the holder must return its wine-and-malt off-premises license.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

  • Dennis C. Gallagher

    Democratic • House

  • Kelly A. Dooner

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor, Chapter 215 of the Acts of 2026

    9/16/2026

  2. Enacted and laid before the Governor

    9/10/2026Senate

  3. Enacted

    9/10/2026House

  4. Read third and passed to be engrossed

    9/8/2026Senate

  5. Taken out of the Orders of the Day

    9/8/2026Senate

  6. Read second and ordered to a third reading

    6/18/2026Senate

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

    6/4/2026Senate

  8. Read third and passed to be engrossed

    6/1/2026House

  9. Read second and ordered to a third reading

    3/16/2026House

  10. Rules suspended

    3/16/2026House

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

    3/16/2026House

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

    2/12/2026House

  13. New draft of H4877

    2/12/2026House

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

    2/12/2026House

Bill Text

  • Chapter 215 of the Acts of 2026

    9/16/2026

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