Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H5548: An Act authorizing the town of Weston to grant an additional license for sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises
Status: Signed into law, September 4, 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 Weston may grant 1 additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises pursuant to section 12 of said chapter 138 to Weston Breakfast, LLC, located at 31 Center Street in the town of Weston. The license granted pursuant to this act shall be subject to all of said chapter 138 except said section 17. (b) A license granted under this act shall only be exercised in the dining room of a common victualler and in such other public rooms or areas as may be deemed reasonable and appropriate by the licensing authority as certified in writing. (c) 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. (d) If a licensee terminates or fails to renew the license granted under this section or …
Sponsors
- Alice Peisch (D)
- Michael Barrett (D, Third Middlesex)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor, Chapter 203 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
- : Read second and ordered to a third reading
- : Rules suspended
- : Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
Votes
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure (June 26, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H5548?
- H5548 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act authorizing the town of Weston to grant an additional license for sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises.
- What is the status of H5548?
- Signed into law as of September 4, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 203 of the Acts of 2026 (September 4, 2026).
- Who sponsored H5548?
- Alice Peisch (D), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H5548?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5548
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