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S2628 • 2025

An Act providing for alcoholic beverage licenses in the town of Bolton

An Act providing for alcoholic beverage licenses in the town of Bolton

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Sponsor
Robyn K. Kennedy
Last action
2026-07-13
Official status
Enacted and laid before the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

An Act providing for alcoholic beverage licenses in the town of Bolton

An Act providing for alcoholic beverage licenses in the town of Bolton By Ms.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act providing for alcoholic beverage licenses in the town of Bolton By Ms.
  • Kennedy, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.
  • 2628) of Robyn K.
  • Kennedy and Kate Hogan (by vote of the town) to provide for alcoholic beverage licenses in the town of Bolton.

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. 2026-07-13 House

    Enacted

  2. 2026-07-13 Senate

    Enacted and laid before the Governor

  3. 2026-07-09 Senate

    Rules suspended

  4. 2026-07-09 Senate

    Senate concurred in the House amendment

  5. 2026-06-10 House

    Rules suspended

  6. 2026-06-10 House

    Read third, amended by substitution of a new text ( H5494 ) and passed to be engrossed

  7. 2026-05-26 House

    Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting

  8. 2026-05-26 House

    Rules suspended

  9. 2026-05-26 House

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  10. 2026-04-28 House

    Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

  11. 2026-04-27 Senate

    Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  12. 2026-04-27 Senate

    Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed

  13. 2026-04-01 Senate

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  14. 2026-03-09 Senate

    Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

  15. 2026-01-23 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 02/04/2026 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in B-1

  16. 2026-01-08 Senate

    Reporting date extended to Thursday March 5, 2026

  17. 2025-10-08 House

    House concurred

  18. 2025-10-06 Senate

    Referred to the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

Official Summary Text

An Act providing for alcoholic beverage licenses in the town of Bolton
By Ms. Kennedy, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2628) of Robyn K. Kennedy and Kate Hogan (by vote of the town) to provide for alcoholic beverage licenses in the town of Bolton. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. [Local Approval Received.]

Current Bill Text

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Bill S.2628

Notwithstanding sections 11 and 11A of chapter 138 of the General Laws, the town of Bolton may, subject to section 12 of said chapter 138, provide for the issuance of licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages in the town of Bolton pursuant to said chapter 138. Licenses issued pursuant to this act, and the issuance thereof shall be subject to all of said chapter 138 except said sections 11 and 11A.

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