Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H5692: An Act authorizing the town of Avon to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises
Status: In committee, October 29, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, October 13, 2026:
SECTION 1. (a) Notwithstanding section 17 of chapter 138 of the General Laws, the licensing authority of the town of Avon may grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on premises pursuant to section 15 of said chapter 138 to On Avon Corporation, d/b/a A-1 Market, located at 85 East Main Street, in the town of Avon. The license shall be subject to all of said chapter 138 except said section 17. (b) The licensing authority shall not approve the transfer of the 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 a licensee terminates or fails to renew the license granted pursuant to 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 of such return, then grant the license …
Sponsors
- Licensure, Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional (I) · primary sponsor
- William Galvin (D, 6th Norfolk)
- Michael Brady (D, Second Plymouth and Norfolk)
Latest actions
- : 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
- : Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- : New draft of H5656
- : Reported from the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
Votes
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure (October 8, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H5692?
- H5692 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act authorizing the town of Avon to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises.
- What is the status of H5692?
- In committee as of October 29, 2026. Latest action: Read second and ordered to a third reading (October 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored H5692?
- Licensure, Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional (I), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H5692?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5692
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