Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H4272: An Act authorizing the town of Hudson to grant 1 additional license for the sale of wine and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises
Status: Signed into law, March 5, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, July 21, 2025:
SECTION 1. (a) Notwithstanding section 17 of chapter 138 of the General Laws, the licensing authority of the town of Hudson may grant 1 additional license for the sale of wine and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises pursuant to section 15 of said chapter 138 to Hudson Hives LLC to be operated at the premises located at 45 Main street, Suite 203, in the town. The license granted pursuant to this act shall be subject to all of said chapter 138 except said section 17. (b) The licensing authority shall not approve the transfer of a license granted pursuant to this act to any other location, but it may grant the license to a new applicant at the same location if the applicant files with the licensing authority a letter from the department of revenue and a letter from the department of unemployment assistance indicating the license is in good standing with those departments and that all applicable taxes, fees and contributions have been paid. (c) If a licensee terminates or fails to renew a license granted under this section or any such license is cancelled, revoked or no longer in use, it shall be returned physically, with all of the legal rights, privileges and restrictions pertaining thereto to the licensing authority which may, within 3 …
Sponsors
- Kate Hogan (D, 3rd Middlesex)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor, Chapter 36 of the Acts of 2026
- : Enacted and laid before the Governor
- : Enacted
- : Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed
- : Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- : Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- : Read third and passed to be engrossed
- : Read second and ordered to a third reading
- : Rules suspended
- : Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
Common questions
- What is H4272?
- H4272 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act authorizing the town of Hudson to grant 1 additional license for the sale of wine and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises.
- What is the status of H4272?
- Signed into law as of March 5, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 36 of the Acts of 2026 (March 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored H4272?
- Kate Hogan (D, 3rd Middlesex).
- Where is the official record for H4272?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4272
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