An Act authorizing the town of Fairhaven to issue one additional liquor license
This bill authorizes the town of Fairhaven to issue one additional on-premises liquor license to Southcoast Pickleball LLC, overriding a state law that typically limits the number of such licenses in the town. The new license is restricted to the specific location at 4 David Drawn Boulevard and cannot be transferred to a different address, though it can be reassigned to a new applicant at the same site if they prove all taxes and fees are paid. If the current licensee stops operating or the license is cancelled, the town retains the right to issue a new license to a different applicant at that same location within three years. The act requires the new license to be issued within one year of the bill becoming law.
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2024
Committee Review
Jul 2024
Senate Passage
Jul 2024
Governor
Introduced Jul 22, 2024
Last action Aug 12, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Jul 24, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Jul 22, 2024
Committee
Referred to the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Straus
DDemocratic
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