An Act relative to fraternal organizations conducting bazaars
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 4/13/2026 | House | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 4/13/2026 | House | Rules suspended |
| 4/13/2026 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting |
| 3/18/2026 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| 12/4/2025 | House | Reporting date extended to Monday, March 16, 2026 |
| 11/13/2025 | Joint | Hearing rescheduled to 11/13/2025 from 11:00 AM-02:00 PM in A-2 and Virtual — Hearing updated to New End Time |
| 10/31/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 11/13/2025 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2 |
| 6/26/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 6/23/2025 | House | Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies |
| 6/16/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on House Rules |
No additional cosponsors.
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| H33 | Suspend Rules | — |
| J12 | Favorable | 1 entries |
| H52 | Place in OD | — |
of chapter 271 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the last paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:- No organization issued a permit under this section shall conduct more than 1 bazaar in any single calendar day. The operation of a bazaar shall be limited to 5 consecutive hours.
Section 7A of chapter 271 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the last paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:- No organization issued a permit under this section shall conduct more than 1 bazaar in any single calendar day. The operation of a bazaar shall be limited to 5 consecutive hours.