MA H 5098
enactedAn Act authorizing the city of Salem to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises upon the return of the license authorized in chapter 67 of the acts of 2008
Massachusetts · 2025-2026 Regular Session (194th General Court) · lower
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Quick answers
Did MA H 5098 pass?
Yes. MA H 5098 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-07-14): Signed by the Governor, Chapter 141 of the Acts of 2026
What is MA H 5098 about?
MA H 5098 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session (194th General Court) titled “An Act authorizing the city of Salem to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises upon the return of the license authorized in chapter 67 of the acts of 2008”.
Who sponsors MA H 5098?
Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure is the primary sponsor of MA H 5098, joined by 2 cosponsors.
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2026-07-14 — Signed by the Governor, Chapter 141 of the Acts of 2026
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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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
Newest first
2026-07-14
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 141 of the Acts of 2026
executive-signature
2026-07-09
Enacted and laid before the Governor
passage
2026-07-08
Enacted
passage
2026-07-06
Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed
passage,reading-3
2026-07-06
Taken out of the Orders of the Day
2026-05-07
Read second and ordered to a third reading
reading-2
2026-04-13
Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
2026-04-09
Read third and passed to be engrossed
passage,reading-3
2026-03-09
Read second and ordered to a third reading
reading-2
2026-03-09
Rules suspended
2026-03-09
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
2026-02-12
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-02-12
New draft of H4662
2026-02-12
Reported from the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
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