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H4452 • 2025

An Act A Beautiful Brunch Act, the ABBA Bill

An Act A Beautiful Brunch Act, the ABBA Bill

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Sponsor
Scanlon, Adam J.
Last action
2026-01-28
Official status
Accompanied a new draft, see H4983
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act A Beautiful Brunch Act, the ABBA Bill

An Act A Beautiful Brunch Act, the ABBA Bill By Representatives Scanlon of North Attleborough and Lewis of Framingham, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Adam J.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act A Beautiful Brunch Act, the ABBA Bill By Representatives Scanlon of North Attleborough and Lewis of Framingham, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Adam J.
  • Scanlon for legislation to further regulate the sales and delivery of alcoholic beverages.
  • 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. 2026-01-28 House

    Accompanied a new draft, see H4983

  2. 2025-09-29 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 10/01/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in B-2 and Virtual Hearing location changed

  3. 2025-09-19 Joint

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

  4. 2025-08-25 Senate

    Senate concurred

  5. 2025-08-21 House

    Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

  6. 2025-08-11 House

    Referred to the committee on House Rules

Official Summary Text

An Act A Beautiful Brunch Act, the ABBA Bill
By Representatives Scanlon of North Attleborough and Lewis of Framingham, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Adam J. Scanlon for legislation to further regulate the sales and delivery of alcoholic beverages. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.4452

Section 33 of chapter 138 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 13, the words “10:00 a.m.” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- 8:00 a.m.

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