# Massachusetts H 5347: An Act authorizing the town of Bourne to grant an additional license for the sale of alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises

Massachusetts H 5347, An Act authorizing the town of Bourne to grant an additional license for the sale of alcoholic beverages not 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 2026-10-01 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 226 of the Acts of 2026) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 5347
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act authorizing the town of Bourne to grant an additional license for the sale of alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-04-09
- Last action: 2026-10-01, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 226 of the Acts of 2026
- Sponsor: Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (11 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Cataumet Fish can get liquor sales license: mixed, medium. Bourne can grant one extra liquor license to Sea State Foods, LLC, doing business as Cataumet Fish. It covers all alcoholic beverages sold for drinking elsewhere, at 1360 Route 28A, Cataumet. The law takes effect upon passage, and the license must first be issued within 1 year. State alcohol rules…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
- Cosponsor: David T. Vieira (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dylan A. Fernandes (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Steven George Xiarhos (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-03 | committee | Committee Redraft: Favorable, as Redraft | pass | 11 | 0 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-10-01: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 226 of the Acts of 2026
- 2026-09-24: Enacted and laid before the Governor (Senate)
- 2026-09-24: Enacted (House)
- 2026-09-21: Read third and passed to be engrossed (Senate)
- 2026-09-21: Taken out of the Orders of the Day (Senate)
- 2026-08-10: Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading (Senate)
- 2026-08-06: Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed (House)
- 2026-04-13: Read second and ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2026-04-13: Rules suspended (House)
- 2026-04-13: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (House)
- 2026-04-09: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House)
- 2026-04-09: New draft of H5084 (House)
- 2026-04-09: Reported from the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure (House)

## Bill text

- Chapter 226 of the Acts of 2026, 2026-10-01: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5347.pdf)

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- H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nicholas Spinale (second reading)

## Sources
- [Chapter 226 of the Acts of 2026 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5347.pdf)

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