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MA H 4815

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An Act authorizing the select board of the town of Arlington to place upon a town ballot a question to increase the number of licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises

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

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Did MA H 4815 pass?

Yes. MA H 4815 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-02-19): Signed by the Governor, Chapter 28 of the Acts of 2026

What is MA H 4815 about?

MA H 4815 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session (194th General Court) titled “An Act authorizing the select board of the town of Arlington to place upon a town ballot a question to increase the number of licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises”.

Who sponsors MA H 4815?

Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure is the primary sponsor of MA H 4815, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-02-19 — Signed by the Governor, Chapter 28 of the Acts of 2026
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Sponsors

  • Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensureprimary
  • Sean Garballeycosponsor
  • Cindy F. Friedmancosponsor
  • David M. Rogerscosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-02-19

    Signed by the Governor, Chapter 28 of the Acts of 2026

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  2. 2026-02-17

    Enacted and laid before the Governor

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  3. 2026-02-17

    Enacted

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  4. 2026-02-17

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

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  5. 2026-02-17

    Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  6. 2026-02-12

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

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  7. 2026-01-15

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

  8. 2026-01-12

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

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  9. 2025-12-24

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

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  10. 2025-12-24

    Rules suspended

  11. 2025-12-24

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

  12. 2025-12-08

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

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  13. 2025-12-08

    New draft of H4473

  14. 2025-12-08

    Reported from the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

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Related bills

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Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4815

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