# Massachusetts S 2628: An Act providing for alcoholic beverage licenses in the town of Bolton Massachusetts S 2628, An Act providing for alcoholic beverage licenses in the town of Bolton, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Robyn K. Kennedy (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-07-17 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 146 of the Acts of 2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-S2628-194 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Massachusetts S 2628 - State: Massachusetts - Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026) - Title: An Act providing for alcoholic beverage licenses in the town of Bolton - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-10-06 - Last action: 2026-07-17, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 146 of the Acts of 2026 - Sponsor: Robyn K. Kennedy (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 1 (6 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Bolton businesses can get alcohol licenses: benefit, low. The town of Bolton now issues licenses to sell alcoholic drinks. If your business is in Bolton, you can apply to the town. Licenses follow the state alcohol law, Chapter 138. Section 12 still applies. Sections 11 and 11A do not apply in Bolton, and all other parts of Chapter 138 still govern these… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Robyn K. Kennedy (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Kate Hogan (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-05 | committee | Committee Favorable: Ought to pass | pass | 6 | 0 | | ## Actions (19) - 2026-07-17: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 146 of the Acts of 2026 - 2026-07-13: Enacted and laid before the Governor (Senate) - 2026-07-13: Enacted (House) - 2026-07-09: Senate concurred in the House amendment (Senate) - 2026-07-09: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-06-10: Read third, amended by substitution of a new text (H5494) and passed to be engrossed (House) - 2026-06-10: Rules suspended (House) - 2026-05-26: Read second and ordered to a third reading (House) - 2026-05-26: Rules suspended (House) - 2026-05-26: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (House) - 2026-04-28: Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House) - 2026-04-27: Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed (Senate) - 2026-04-27: Taken out of the Orders of the Day (Senate) - 2026-04-01: Read second and ordered to a third reading (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session (Senate) - 2026-01-23: Hearing scheduled for 02/04/2026 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in B-1 (legislature) - 2026-01-08: Reporting date extended to Thursday March 5, 2026 (Senate) - 2025-10-08: House concurred (House) - 2025-10-06: Referred to the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure (Senate) ## Bill text - Chapter 146 of the Acts of 2026, 2026-07-17: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2628.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 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nicholas Spinale (second reading) ## Sources - [Chapter 146 of the Acts of 2026 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2628.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 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nichola…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5429-194) - [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-S2628-194 (as of 2026-11-01).