An Act authorizing the town of Dartmouth to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 5/26/2026 | Executive | Signed by the Governor, Chapter 88 of the Acts of 2026 |
| 5/18/2026 | Senate | Enacted and laid before the Governor |
| 5/18/2026 | House | Enacted |
| 5/14/2026 | Senate | Read third and passed to be engrossed |
| 5/14/2026 | Senate | Taken out of the Orders of the Day |
| 11/17/2025 | Senate | Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 11/13/2025 | House | Read third and passed to be engrossed |
| 7/31/2025 | House | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 7/31/2025 | House | Rules suspended |
| 7/31/2025 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting |
| 7/17/2025 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| 5/23/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 06/02/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-2 |
| 5/1/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 4/7/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure |
No additional cosponsors.
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J17 | Favorable | — |
| H52 | Place in OD | — |
| H36 | Correctly Drawn | — |
| S31 | Correctly Drawn | — |
(a) Notwithstanding section 17 of chapter 138 of the General Laws, the licensing authority of the town of Dartmouth may grant 1 additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises pursuant to section 15 to Lofberg Market Place, LLC, d/b/a Farm and Coast Market, located at 7-9 Bridge Street in the town. The license granted pursuant to this section shall be subject to all said chapter 138 except said section 17. (b) The licensing authority shall not approve the transfer of a license granted pursuant to 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 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 such return, then grant the license to a new applicant at the same location and under the same conditions as specified in this section, otherwise such license shall dissolve. (d) The license granted under this section shall be issued within 1 year after the effective date of this act; provided, however, that if the license is originally granted within that time period, it may be granted to a new applicant under subsections (b) and (c) thereafter.
Upon issuance of the license authorized under section 1 of this act, the licensee shall return physically, with all of the legal rights, privileges and restrictions pertaining thereto, to the licensing authority its license for the sale of wine and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises under section 15 of chapter 138.
This act shall take effect upon its passage.
SECTION 1. (a) Notwithstanding section 17 of chapter 138 of the General Laws, the licensing authority of the town of Dartmouth may grant 1 additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises pursuant to section 15 to Lofberg Market Place, LLC, d/b/a Farm and Coast Market, located at 7-9 Bridge Street in the town. The license granted pursuant to this section shall be subject to all said chapter 138 except said section 17. (b) The licensing authority shall not approve the transfer of a license granted pursuant to 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 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 such return, then grant the license to a new applicant at the same location and under the same conditions as specified in this section, otherwise such license shall dissolve. (d) The license granted under this section shall be issued within 1 year after the effective date of this act; provided, however, that if the license is originally granted within that time period, it may be granted to a new applicant under subsections (b) and (c) thereafter. SECTION 2. Upon issuance of the license authorized under section 1 of this act, the licensee shall return physically, with all of the legal rights, privileges and restrictions pertaining thereto, to the licensing authority its license for the sale of wine and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises under section 15 of chapter 138. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.