MA S 2526

enacted

An Act authorizing the town of Topsfield to convert 4 licenses for sale of wine and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises to 4 licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises and to prohibit the sale of alcoholic beverages in the containers less than 200 milliliters

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

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Did MA S 2526 pass?

Yes. MA S 2526 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-10): Signed by the Governor, Chapter 211 of the Acts of 2026

What is MA S 2526 about?

By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2526) of Bruce E. Tarr, Kristin E. Kassner and Sally P. Kerans (by vote of the town) for legislation to authorize the town of Topsfield to convert 4 licenses for sale of wine and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises to 4 licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises and to prohibit the sale of alcoholic beverages in the containers less than 200 milliliters. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. [Local Approval Received.]

Who sponsors MA S 2526?

Bruce E. Tarr is the primary sponsor of MA S 2526, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-09-10 — Signed by the Governor, Chapter 211 of the Acts of 2026
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

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2026-09-10
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 211 of the Acts of 2026
executive-signature
2026-09-03
Enacted and laid before the Governor
passage
2026-09-03
Enacted
passage
2026-08-27
Senate concurred in the House amendment
2026-08-27
Rules suspended
2026-08-06
Passed to be engrossed
passage
2026-08-06
Amended by substitution of the text of H5650
amendment-passage
2026-08-06
Read third
reading-3
2026-04-30
Read second and ordered to a third reading
reading-2
2026-04-30
Rules suspended
2026-04-30
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
2026-04-02
Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
referral-committee
2026-04-01
Read third and passed to be engrossed
passage,reading-3
2026-04-01
Taken out of the Orders of the Day
2026-04-01
Read second and ordered to a third reading
reading-2
2026-03-09
Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-08
Reporting date extended to Thursday March 5, 2026
2025-10-14
Hearing rescheduled to 10/14/2025 from 10:00 AM-11:30 AM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time
2025-10-02
Hearing scheduled for 10/14/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2
2025-06-05
House concurred
2025-06-02
Referred to the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
referral-committee

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Related bills

Replaces: SD 2947not in this corpus

Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2526

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