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H351 • 2025

An Act relative to the sale of liquor licenses

An Act relative to the sale of liquor licenses

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Sponsor
Mark J. Cusack
Last action
2025-11-17
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H4733
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to the sale of liquor licenses

An Act relative to the sale of liquor licenses By Representative Cusack of Braintree, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to the sale of liquor licenses By Representative Cusack of Braintree, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 351) of Mark J.
  • Cusack for legislation to authorize cities and towns to assess a fee for the sale of a liquor license by a licensee to another licensee.
  • Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

Limits and Unknowns

  • 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. 2025-11-17 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H4733

  2. 2025-06-26 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 07/07/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to the sale of liquor licenses
By Representative Cusack of Braintree, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 351) of Mark J. Cusack for legislation to authorize cities and towns to assess a fee for the sale of a liquor license by a licensee to another licensee. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.351

SECTION 1. Upon the acceptance of this section by a city or town, said city or town may assess and collect a fee for any license issued by the city or town pursuant to chapter 138 of the General Laws when such license is sold by the licensee to another licensee.

Said fee shall be assessed at the time of approval of the transfer of the license by the city or town.

Said fee shall be established by the city or town in an amount not to exceed 25 per cent of the amount paid for the license.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

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