# Massachusetts H 5465: An Act authorizing municipalities to opt-in to a temporary pilot to extend the hours of liquor licenses and to allow for public consumption in designated districts in summer 2026

Massachusetts H 5465, An Act authorizing municipalities to opt-in to a temporary pilot to extend the hours of liquor licenses and to allow for public consumption in designated districts in summer 2026, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Carole A. Fiola (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-06-03 (Accompanied a new draft, see H5471) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 5465
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act authorizing municipalities to opt-in to a temporary pilot to extend the hours of liquor licenses and to allow for public consumption in designated districts in summer 2026
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-05-11
- Last action: 2026-06-03, Accompanied a new draft, see H5471
- Sponsor: Carole A. Fiola (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: House Rules, Economic Development and Emerging Technologies
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Carole A. Fiola (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Christopher J. Worrell (Democratic), House

## Actions (5)

- 2026-06-03: Accompanied a new draft, see H5471 (House)
- 2026-05-29: Hearing scheduled for 05/29/2026 from 01:00 PM-02:00 PM in Written Testimony Only (legislature)
- 2026-05-28: Senate concurred (Senate)
- 2026-05-26: Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended, question divided (on motion of Fiola), and referred (on motion of Fiola) to the committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies (House)
- 2026-05-11: Referred to the committee on House Rules (House)

## Bill text

- As Filed: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5465.pdf)

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- H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nicholas Spinale (second reading)
- H 4755: An Act amending the means tested senior citizen property tax exemption in the town of Sudbury (signed)
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## Sources
- [As Filed (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5465.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5465-194 (as of 2026-11-01).