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S 212

Insurance policy renewal

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Shane Massey

The bill expands one sentence to apply to all sales, broadening regulatory reach from alcoholic beverage sales to all sales on licensed premises.

Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance
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Bill Summary · S 212

Bill Summary — S. 212 (Senate Docket No. 1402)

At a glance

  • Bill number: S. 212 (Senate Docket No. 1402)
  • Primary sponsor: Senator John J. Cronin (Worcester & Middlesex)
  • Official caption in bill text: "An Act relative to nature of alcohol licenses and permits."
  • Introduced/filed: January 16–23, 2025 (dates in the record vary)
  • Current reported status (per provided record): Referred to committees (Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure, Judiciary, Veterans/Homeland Security and Military Affairs); hearing scheduled July 7, 2025; later reported favorably and referred to Senate Ways & Means (see “Procedural status / data issues” below).

Note: The supplied dossier contains conflicting metadata (alternate titles referencing a federal “POLICE Act of 2025,” a different subject, and a list of U.S. Senate cosponsors). This summary focuses on the actual bill text filed in the Massachusetts Senate (S. 212) authored by John J. Cronin.

Purpose / Intent

The bill makes a narrowly targeted statutory amendment to Chapter 138 (alcoholic beverages) of the Massachusetts General Laws. Its apparent intent is to change the scope of a specific sentence within Section 23 so that a provision that currently applies to “alcoholic beverage sales” would instead apply to “all sales.”

Key provision (text-level)

  • Amendment to Section 23 of Chapter 138 of the General Laws:
    • In the third sentence of the twelfth paragraph of Section 23, strike the phrase “alcoholic beverage sales” and insert “all sales.”

This is the only substantive change shown in the provided bill text.

Likely effect / practical impact

  • Scope expansion: The amendment changes the scope of a particular sentence from applying only to alcoholic beverage sales to applying to all sales. Depending on the original sentence’s content (not fully reproduced here), this can broaden the legal reach of licensing-related provisions (for example, conditions, prohibitions, or reporting requirements tied to “alcoholic beverage sales”) to non‑alcoholic sales as well.
  • Affected parties: holders of alcohol-related licenses and permits, businesses that sell alcohol and non‑alcoholic goods on licensed premises (restaurants, bars, package stores, convenience stores), municipal licensing authorities, license applicants, and enforcement agencies responsible for Chapter 138 compliance.
  • Potential consequences: may alter regulatory exposure for license holders (more activities subject to the cited rule), change enforcement or penalty triggers, and affect how municipalities and the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission interpret license conditions. The precise practical effect depends on the full content and context of the twelfth paragraph’s third sentence in Section 23.

Procedural status and timeline (from provided record)

  • Filed/Introduced: January 16–23, 2025 (records vary)
  • Committee referrals listed include: Judiciary; Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure; Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs.
  • Hearing scheduled: July 7, 2025 (10:00 AM–1:00 PM, room A‑2) — per provided schedule.
  • Reported favorably by committee and referred to Senate Ways & Means: November 13, 2025 (per provided record).
  • Note: The provided timeline includes duplicate and conflicting entries (see next section).

Related bills & sponsors

  • The provided file lists numerous unrelated federal sponsors and companion bills (e.g., HR 31, various prior-session S-numbers). Those appear to be inconsistent with the Massachusetts state bill authored by Senator Cronin. Ignore those federal sponsor lists when researching the MA bill.

Data quality / important caveat

The supplied packet mixes several unrelated items (a Massachusetts Senate bill on alcohol licenses, an unrelated “POLICE Act” title, and a list of U.S. Senate cosponsors). This summary is based on the MA Senate document text that amends Chapter 138. Before relying on this summary for legal, regulatory, or business decisions, consult the official Massachusetts Legislature website (malegislature.gov) or the session’s bill docket for S.212 (Senate Docket No. 1402) to confirm the current, authoritative bill text and status.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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