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MA H 4287

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An Act authorizing the city known as the town of West Springfield to grant 4 additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises

Massachusetts · 2025-2026 Regular Session (194th General Court) · lower

Quick answers

Did MA H 4287 pass?

Yes. MA H 4287 has been enacted into law as of 2025-12-12. Latest recorded action (2025-12-12): Signed by the Governor, Chapter 88 of the Acts of 2025

What is MA H 4287 about?

MA H 4287 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session (194th General Court) titled “An Act authorizing the city known as the town of West Springfield to grant 4 additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises”.

Who sponsors MA H 4287?

Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure is the primary sponsor of MA H 4287, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-12-12 — Signed by the Governor, Chapter 88 of the Acts of 2025
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Sponsors

  • Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensureprimary
  • Michael J. Finncosponsor
  • John C. Veliscosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-07-23

    Reported from the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

  2. 2025-07-23

    New draft of H4155

  3. 2025-07-23

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

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  4. 2025-08-21

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

  5. 2025-08-21

    Rules suspended

  6. 2025-08-21

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

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  7. 2025-09-25

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

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  8. 2025-09-29

    Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

  9. 2025-10-23

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

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  10. 2025-12-01

    Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  11. 2025-12-01

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

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  12. 2025-12-04

    Enacted

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  13. 2025-12-04

    Enacted and laid before the Governor

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  14. 2025-12-12

    Signed by the Governor, Chapter 88 of the Acts of 2025

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4287

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