An Act authorizing the select board of the town of Arlington to place upon a town ballot a question to increase the number of licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises
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Officially: “An Act authorizing the select board of the town of Arlington to place upon a town ballot a question to increase the number of licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises” Read the full text
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194th General Court
Where it is
Reported from the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure · Dec 8, 2025
House
New draft of H4473 · Dec 8, 2025
House
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling · Dec 8, 2025
House
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting · Dec 24, 2025
House
Rules suspended · Dec 24, 2025
House
Read second and ordered to a third reading · Dec 24, 2025
House
Read third and passed to be engrossed · Jan 12, 2026
House
Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session · Jan 15, 2026
Senate
Read second and ordered to a third reading · Feb 12, 2026
Senate
Taken out of the Orders of the Day · Feb 17, 2026
Senate
Read third and passed to be engrossed · Feb 17, 2026
Senate
Enacted · Feb 17, 2026
House
Enacted and laid before the Governor · Feb 17, 2026
Senate
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 28 of the Acts of 2026 · Feb 19, 2026
Executive
The numbers
4
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional LicensureSean GarballeyCindy F. FriedmanDavid M. Rogers
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 28 of the Acts of 2026 (Feb 19, 2026).