Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H4817: An Act authorizing the town of Pembroke to grant one additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises
Status: Signed into law, May 21, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, December 8, 2025:
SECTION 1. (a) Notwithstanding section 17 of chapter 138 of the General Laws , the licensing authority of the town of Pembroke may grant 1 additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises pursuant to section 15 of said chapter 138 to South Shore Market and Deli, located at 256 Church Street in the town. A 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 the 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 that 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 act 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 years after such return, then …
Sponsors
- Kenneth Sweezey (R)
- Kathleen LaNatra (D, 12th Plymouth)
- Dylan Fernandes (D)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor, Chapter 85 of the Acts of 2026
- : Enacted and laid before the Governor
- : Enacted
- : Read third and passed to be engrossed
- : Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- : Read second and ordered to a third reading
- : Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- : Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed
- : Read second and ordered to a third reading
- : Rules suspended
Common questions
- What is H4817?
- H4817 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act authorizing the town of Pembroke to grant one additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises.
- What is the status of H4817?
- Signed into law as of May 21, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 85 of the Acts of 2026 (May 21, 2026).
- Who sponsored H4817?
- Kenneth Sweezey (R), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H4817?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4817
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