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MassachusettsH 5342194th General Court (2025-2026)House

An Act authorizing the town of Bridgewater to issue an additional license for the sale of all alcohol 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

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

One new all-alcohol store license in Bridgewater

The law lets Bridgewater issue one additional license to sell all alcohol to-go at 233 Broad Street for KOTAK LLC, Pages III Beer and Wine. The town must issue the license within two years of this law’s passage. The license stays at that address and cannot be moved. A new applicant at the same address must file letters from the Department of Revenue and the Department of Unemployment Assistance showing the license is in good standing and all taxes, fees, and contributions are paid. If the license ends, is not renewed, or is revoked, it must be returned; the town has three years after return to grant it again at the same address or the license dissolves. When the all‑alcohol license is issued, the licensee must return its current 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

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 11 • No: 0

committee vote • 4/3/2026

Committee Redraft: Favorable, as Redraft

Yes: 11 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor, Chapter 138 of the Acts of 2026

    7/14/2026

  2. Enacted and laid before the Governor

    7/9/2026Senate

  3. Enacted

    7/8/2026House

  4. Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed

    7/6/2026Senate

  5. Taken out of the Orders of the Day

    7/6/2026Senate

  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

    6/1/2026Senate

  8. Read third and passed to be engrossed

    5/28/2026House

  9. Read second and ordered to a third reading

    4/21/2026House

  10. Rules suspended

    4/21/2026House

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

    4/21/2026House

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

    4/9/2026House

  13. New draft of H4748

    4/9/2026House

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

    4/9/2026House

Bill Text

  • Chapter 138 of the Acts of 2026

    7/14/2026

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