# Massachusetts S 2913: An Act extending the time for the town of Boxford to grant 2 additional licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises

Massachusetts S 2913, An Act extending the time for the town of Boxford to grant 2 additional licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Bruce E. Tarr (Republican); status passed senate, last action 2026-03-30 (Read second and ordered to a third reading) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts S 2913
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act extending the time for the town of Boxford to grant 2 additional licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises
- Status: passed senate
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-15
- Last action: 2026-03-30, Read second and ordered to a third reading
- Sponsor: Bruce E. Tarr (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (6 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Bruce E. Tarr (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Adrianne Pusateri Ramos (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tram T. Nguyen (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 (10)

- 2026-03-30: Read second and ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2026-03-30: Rules suspended (House)
- 2026-03-30: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (House)
- 2026-03-23: Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House)
- 2026-03-19: Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Taken out of the Orders of the Day (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)
- 2026-01-20: House concurred (House)
- 2026-01-15: Referred to the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure (Senate)

## Bill text

- Passed to be engrossed, 2026-03-19: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2913.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Passed to be engrossed (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2913.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-S2913-194 (as of 2026-11-01).