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H3894 • 2025

An Act authorizing the town of Cohasset to issue five additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises in the town of Cohasset

An Act authorizing the town of Cohasset to issue five additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises in the town of Cohasset

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Sponsor
Joan Meschino
Last action
2025-10-02
Official status
Accompanied a new draft, see H4561
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act authorizing the town of Cohasset to issue five additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises in the town of Cohasset

An Act authorizing the town of Cohasset to issue five additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises in the town of Cohasset By Representative Meschino of Hull, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act authorizing the town of Cohasset to issue five additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises in the town of Cohasset By Representative Meschino of Hull, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 3894) of Joan Meschino (by vote of the town) that the town of Cohasset be authorized to issue five additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises in said town.
  • Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
  • [Local Approval Received.]

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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. 2025-10-02 House

    Accompanied a new draft, see H4561

  2. 2025-08-28 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 09/08/2025 from 10:00 AM-1:00 PM in A-2

  3. 2025-06-18 Senate

    Senate concurred

  4. 2025-03-13 House

    Referred to the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

Official Summary Text

An Act authorizing the town of Cohasset to issue five additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises in the town of Cohasset
By Representative Meschino of Hull, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3894) of Joan Meschino (by vote of the town) that the town of Cohasset be authorized to issue five additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises in said town. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. [Local Approval Received.]

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Bill H.3894

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding section 17 of chapter 138 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the licensing authority of the town of Cohasset may grant 5 additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises pursuant to section 12 of said chapter 138. A license granted under this act shall be subject to all of said chapter 138 except said section 17.

SECTION 2. If a license granted under this act is cancelled, revoked or no longer in use, it shall be returned physically with all the legal rights, privileges and restrictions pertaining thereto, to the licensing authority, which may then grant the license to a new applicant at the same or a different location.

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

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