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An Act authorizing municipalities to opt-in to a temporary pilot to extend the hours of liquor licenses and to allow for public consumption in designated districts in summer 2026

Filed by Carole A. Fiola  ·  1 cosponsor  ·  194th General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

H5465  ·  Bill  ·  docket HD6086

5 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2026-05-11HouseReferred to the committee on House Rules
2026-05-26HouseReported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended, question divided (on motion of Fiola), and referred (on motion of Fiola) to the committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies
2026-05-28SenateSenate concurred
2026-05-29JointHearing scheduled for 05/29/2026 from 01:00 PM-02:00 PM in Written Testimony Only
2026-06-03HouseAccompanied a new draft, see H5471

Public hearing

House Rule 27 counts its reporting deadline from the day a bill is heard.

DateCommitteeWhereStatus
2026-05-29Economic Development and Emerging Technologies (J)Written Testimony Only, 24 Beacon Street, BostonCompleted

Committee actions

ActionCommittee
Suspend RulesRules (H)
AccompaniedEconomic Development and Emerging Technologies (J)

Cosponsors

In the order filed.

Every action here is as the legislature published it. A bill that drew no recorded vote is the ordinary case: the House records roughly 150 a year.