Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts S3252: An Act authorizing charity alcohol auctions
Status: Introduced, August 10, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, August 10, 2026:
SECTION 1. Chapter 138 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 12D 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. A 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 nonprofit 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 be valid for not more than 20 total days in a calendar year. A holder of a temporary license under this subsection may conduct such sales during the period for which the license was granted on any day and at any time permitted under said section 12 and may exercise such license rights on non-consecutive days during such period. Alcoholic beverages sold under this subsection may …
Sponsors
- Pavel Payano (D) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : See H5351
- : New text (Payano) for H5351
Common questions
- What is S3252?
- S3252 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act authorizing charity alcohol auctions.
- What is the status of S3252?
- Introduced as of August 10, 2026. Latest action: See H5351 (August 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored S3252?
- Pavel Payano (D).
- Where is the official record for S3252?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S3252
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