Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H5351: An Act authorizing charity alcohol auctions
Status: Signed into law, September 10, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, April 8, 2026:
SECTION 1. Chapter 138 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 12D, added by section 51 of chapter 9 of the acts of 2025, the following section:- Section 12E. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the local licensing authority in a city or town that votes to authorize the granting of licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages may grant temporary licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises to applicants that are nonprofit charitable corporations organized under chapter 180 and registered with the non-profit organizations and public charities division of the office of the attorney general. Each such temporary license shall describe the premises to which it applies and shall be granted only for the premises that are the principal place of business or headquarters of the applicant and that are legally zoned to allow such sales, or that are the premises of a licensee under section 12. The temporary license shall not be valid for more than 10 consecutive calendar days and a holder of any such temporary license shall not be granted more than 2 such licenses in a calendar year. A holder of a temporary license under this subsection shall be permitted to conduct such sales on any day and at any time …
Sponsors
- Thomas Walsh (D, 12th Essex) · primary sponsor
- Joan Meschino (D, 3rd Plymouth)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor, Chapter 213 of the Acts of 2026
- : Enacted and laid before the Governor
- : Enacted
- : House concurred in the Senate amendment
- : Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading
- : Passed to be engrossed
- : Amended (Payano) by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S3252
- : Read third
- : Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- : Read second and ordered to a third reading
Votes
- Committee Vote - Senate Committee on Rules (July 28, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H5351?
- H5351 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act authorizing charity alcohol auctions.
- What is the status of H5351?
- Signed into law as of September 10, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 213 of the Acts of 2026 (September 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored H5351?
- Thomas Walsh (D, 12th Essex), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H5351?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5351
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