Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H5546: An Act authorizing the town of Southborough to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises
Status: Signed into law, October 1, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, July 6, 2026:
SECTION 1. (a) Notwithstanding section 17 of chapter 138 of the General Laws, the licensing authority of the town of Southborough 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 Costco Atlantic Liquors, Inc., d/b/a Costco Liquors, located at 21 Coslin Drive in the town of Southborough. 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 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 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 years after …
Sponsors
- Licensure, Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional (I) · primary sponsor
- James Eldridge (D, Middlesex and Worcester)
- Kate Donaghue (D)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor, Chapter 227 of the Acts of 2026
- : Enacted and laid before the Governor
- : Enacted
- : Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third 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
- : Rules suspended
- : Read second and ordered to a third reading
- : Rules suspended
Votes
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure (June 26, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H5546?
- H5546 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act authorizing the town of Southborough to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises.
- What is the status of H5546?
- Signed into law as of October 1, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 227 of the Acts of 2026 (October 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored H5546?
- Licensure, Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional (I), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H5546?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5546
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