Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H5342: An Act authorizing the town of Bridgewater to issue an additional license for the sale of all alcohol beverages not to be drunk on the premises
Status: Signed into law, July 14, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, April 9, 2026:
SECTION 1. (a) Notwithstanding section 17 of chapter 138 of the General Laws, the licensing authority of the town of Bridgewater may grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on premises pursuant to section 15 of said chapter 138 to KOTAK LLC, D/B/A Pages III Beer and Wine located at 233 Broad Street in the town of Bridgewater. The license 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 under this section 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 and the licensing authority may, within 3 years after such return, then grant …
Sponsors
- Dennis Gallagher (D)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor, Chapter 138 of the Acts of 2026
- : Enacted and laid before the Governor
- : Enacted
- : Read third (title changed) 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 and passed to be engrossed
- : Read second and ordered to a third reading
- : Rules suspended
Common questions
- What is H5342?
- H5342 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act authorizing the town of Bridgewater to issue an additional license for the sale of all alcohol beverages not to be drunk on the premises.
- What is the status of H5342?
- Signed into law as of July 14, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 138 of the Acts of 2026 (July 14, 2026).
- Who sponsored H5342?
- Dennis Gallagher (D).
- Where is the official record for H5342?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5342
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