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H164 • 2025

An Act to clarify host community agreement retroactivity

An Act to clarify host community agreement retroactivity

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Sponsor
David M. Rogers
Last action
2026-05-11
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5396 (under House Rule 27)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to clarify host community agreement retroactivity

An Act to clarify host community agreement retroactivity By Representative Rogers of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to clarify host community agreement retroactivity By Representative Rogers of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 164) of David M.
  • Rogers for legislation to clarify host community agreement retroactivity.
  • Cannabis Policy.

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  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-11 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5396 (under House Rule 27)

  2. 2025-06-13 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 06/17/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in B-1

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Cannabis Policy

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

  5. House

    Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order

Official Summary Text

An Act to clarify host community agreement retroactivity
By Representative Rogers of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 164) of David M. Rogers for legislation to clarify host community agreement retroactivity. Cannabis Policy.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.164

Section 1. Section 3 of Chapter 94G of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended in paragraph (3) of subsection (d) by inserting at the end thereof the following new sentence:- “The commission may extend the expiration date of a license until such time as it certifies the host community agreement is compliant.”

Section 2. Section 3 of Chapter 94G of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended in subsection (d) by inserting the following new paragraph:-

(7) The requirements of this section shall apply to all host community agreements for marijuana establishments or medical marijuana treatment centers seeking a license or currently holding a license to operate within the Commonwealth, including those executed prior to the effective date of Chapter 180 of the Acts of 2022.

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