Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H5451: An Act authorizing the town of Marion to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises
Status: Signed into law, September 4, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, May 26, 2026:
SECTION 1. (a) Notwithstanding section 17 of chapter 138 of the General Laws, the licensing authority of the town of Marion may grant an 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 C & J Sull LLC, d/b/a J. Sull Wine, located at 119 Wareham Road, Unit 105, in the town of Marion. The license granted pursuant to this section 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 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 that the license is in good standing with those departments and that all applicable taxes, fees and contributions have been paid. (c) If the 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 …
Sponsors
- Kelly Dooner (R)
- Mark Sylvia (D)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor, Chapter 202 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, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading
- : Read third and passed to be engrossed
- : Rules suspended
- : Read second and ordered to a third reading
- : Rules suspended
Votes
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure (May 21, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H5451?
- H5451 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act authorizing the town of Marion to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises.
- What is the status of H5451?
- Signed into law as of September 4, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 202 of the Acts of 2026 (September 4, 2026).
- Who sponsored H5451?
- Kelly Dooner (R), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H5451?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5451
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