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MA S 2532

introduced

An Act authorizing the town of Walpole to grant up to 2 additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises

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

Description

By Mr. Rush, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2532) of Michael F. Rush, Edward R. Philips, Marcus S. Vaughn, John H. Rogers and others (by vote of the town) for legislation to authorize the town of Walpole to grant up to 2 additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. [Local Approval Received.]

Introduced
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Status date
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Latest action
2026-04-01 — Read second and ordered to a third reading
Bill type
bill
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Sponsors

  • Michael F. Rushprimary
  • Edward R. Philipscosponsor
  • Marcus S. Vaughncosponsor
  • John H. Rogerscosponsor
  • Paul McMurtrycosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-06-16

    Referred to the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

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  2. 2025-06-18

    House concurred

  3. 2025-10-02

    Hearing scheduled for 10/14/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2

  4. 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

  5. 2026-01-08

    Reporting date extended to Thursday March 5, 2026

  6. 2026-03-09

    Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

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  7. 2026-04-01

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

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Versions

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Replaces: SD 2978not in this corpus

Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2532

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