Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts S3234: An Act authorizing the town of Millbury to grant additional liquor licenses
Status: In committee, October 26, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, August 4, 2026:
SECTION 1. (a) Notwithstanding section 17 of chapter 138 of the General Laws, the licensing authority of the town of Millbury may grant 6 additional all-alcoholic restaurant/club licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises pursuant to section 12 of said chapter 138, said licenses to consist of 2 licenses to be located anywhere in the town and 4 licenses to be located at the Shoppes at Blackstone Valley, 70 Worcester Providence Turnpike in the town. The licenses shall be subject to all of said chapter 138 except said section 17. (b) The licensing authority shall not approve the transfer of any of the 4 licenses authorized under this act at the Shoppes at Blackstone Valley, 70 Worcester Providence Turnpike in the town, to any other location but it may grant any of said licenses 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 of any of the 4 licenses authorized under this act at the Shoppes at Blackstone Valley, 70 Worcester Providence Turnpike in …
Sponsors
- Michael Moore (D, Second Worcester) · primary sponsor
- Paul Frost (R, 7th Worcester)
Latest actions
- : Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- : Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed
- : Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- : Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- : Hearing scheduled for 09/10/2026 from 09:00 AM-05:00 PM in Written Testimony Only
- : House concurred
- : Referred to the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
Votes
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure (October 2, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is S3234?
- S3234 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act authorizing the town of Millbury to grant additional liquor licenses.
- What is the status of S3234?
- In committee as of October 26, 2026. Latest action: Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (October 26, 2026).
- Who sponsored S3234?
- Michael Moore (D, Second Worcester), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for S3234?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S3234
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