S3094 • 2025

An Act authorizing the town of Foxborough to grant three additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises

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Sponsor: Feeney, Paul R.
Last action: 2026-06-23
Official status: Hearing rescheduled to 06/23/2026 from 10:00 AM-11:35 AM in B-1 Hearing updated to New End Time
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act authorizing the town of Foxborough to grant three additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises

An Act authorizing the town of Foxborough to grant three additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises By Mr.

What This Bill Does

An Act authorizing the town of Foxborough to grant three additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises By Mr.
Feeney and Mr.
Chaisson of Foxborough, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.
3094) of Paul R.

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Bill History

2026-06-23 Joint
Hearing rescheduled to 06/23/2026 from 10:00 AM-11:35 AM in B-1 Hearing updated to New End Time
2026-06-11 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 06/23/2026 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in B-1
2026-05-26 House
House concurred
2026-05-21 Senate
Referred to the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

Official Summary Text

An Act authorizing the town of Foxborough to grant three additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises
By Mr. Feeney and Mr. Chaisson of Foxborough, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 3094) of Paul R. Feeney and Michael S. Chaisson (by vote of the town) for legislation to authorize the town of Foxborough to grant three additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. [Local Approval Received.]

Current Bill Text

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Bill S.3094

SECTION 1. (a) Notwithstanding section 12 and 17 of CHapter 138 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, Foxborough Select Board may grant three additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises subject to the conditions set forth in this act.

(b) The Select Board shall restrict all of the licenses to business entities located within the FOXBOROUGH CENTER OVERLAY DISTRICT, as more particularly shown on the "Plan of the Foxborough Center Overlay District (FCOD)", Amended November 18, 2024, which is on file with the Select Board.

(d) The Select Board shall determine reasonably whether an applicant or licensee meets the criteria set forth in this act consistent with the rules and regulations governing the issuance of liquor licenses, including an issuance of reissuance fee, as promulgated by the Select Board from time to time and all other applicable law.

(e) Any such license, if revoked or no longer in use, shall be returned physically, with all of the legal rights and privileges pertaining thereto, to the Select Board, which may grant any such returned license to a new applicant who meets the criteria set forth in this act whose business is located with the FCOD, such reissuance to be subject to the payment of a reissuance fee of $5,000 as stated above.

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

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