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MA H 5097

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An Act authorizing the city of Salem to convert seasonal licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises to annual licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises

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

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Did MA H 5097 pass?

Yes. MA H 5097 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-16): Signed by the Governor, Chapter 216 of the Acts of 2026

What is MA H 5097 about?

MA H 5097 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session (194th General Court) titled “An Act authorizing the city of Salem to convert seasonal licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises to annual licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises”.

Who sponsors MA H 5097?

Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure is the primary sponsor of MA H 5097, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-09-16 — Signed by the Governor, Chapter 216 of the Acts of 2026
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Sponsors

  • Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensureprimary
  • Manny Cruzcosponsor
  • Joan B. Lovelycosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

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  1. 2026-09-16

    Signed by the Governor, Chapter 216 of the Acts of 2026

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  2. 2026-09-14

    Enacted and laid before the Governor

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  3. 2026-09-14

    Enacted

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  4. 2026-09-10

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

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  5. 2026-09-10

    Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  6. 2026-06-11

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

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  7. 2026-04-16

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

  8. 2026-04-13

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

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  9. 2026-03-09

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

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  10. 2026-03-09

    Rules suspended

  11. 2026-03-09

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

  12. 2026-02-12

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

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  13. 2026-02-12

    New draft of H4661

  14. 2026-02-12

    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/H5097

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