H425 • 2025

An Act authorizing the town of Ashland to grant additional liquor licenses for the sale of all alcohol beverages to be drunk on the premises

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Sponsor: Jack Patrick Lewis
Last action: 2026-04-09
Official status: Accompanied a new draft, see H5339
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act authorizing the town of Ashland to grant additional liquor licenses for the sale of all alcohol beverages to be drunk on the premises

An Act authorizing the town of Ashland to grant additional liquor licenses for the sale of all alcohol beverages to be drunk on the premises By Representative Lewis of Framingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

An Act authorizing the town of Ashland to grant additional liquor licenses for the sale of all alcohol beverages to be drunk on the premises By Representative Lewis of Framingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
425) of Jack Patrick Lewis (by vote of the town) that the town of Ashland be authorized to grant licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises.
Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
[Local Approval Received.]

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Bill History

2026-04-09 House
Accompanied a new draft, see H5339
2026-03-19 House
Reporting date extended to Friday, May 15, 2026
2026-01-12 House
Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026
2025-10-10 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 10/20/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2
2025-02-27 House
Referred to the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
2025-02-27 Senate
Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act authorizing the town of Ashland to grant additional liquor licenses for the sale of all alcohol beverages to be drunk on the premises
By Representative Lewis of Framingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 425) of Jack Patrick Lewis (by vote of the town) that the town of Ashland be authorized to grant licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. [Local Approval Received.]

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Bill H.425

SECTION 1.

(a) Notwithstanding section 17 of chapter 138 of the General Laws, the licensing authority of the town of Ashland may grant 16 additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises pursuant to section 12 of said chapter 138 and shall be subject to all of said chapter 138 except said section 17.

(b)

A license granted pursuant to this section shall only be exercised in the dining room of a common victualler and in such other public rooms or areas as may be deemed reasonable and appropriate by the licensing authority as certified in writing.

(c)

If a licensee terminates or fails to renew a license granted under this act or any such license granted under this act is cancelled, revoked or no longer in use, the license shall be returned physically, with all of the legal rights, privileges and restrictions pertaining thereto, to the licensing authority and the licensing authority may then grant the license to a new applicant under the same conditions specified in this act.

(d)

All licenses granted under this act shall be issued within 10 years after the effective date of this act; provided, however, that a license originally granted within that time period may be granted to a new applicant under subsection (c) thereafter.

SECTION 2.

This act shall take effect upon its passage.

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