An Act extending the time for the town of Boxford to grant 2 additional licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2913) of Bruce E. Tarr and Tram T. Nguyen (by vote of the town) for legislation to extend the time for the town of Boxford to grant 2 additional licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. [Local Approval Received.]

Every action

10 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. Jan 15, 2026CommitteeReferred to the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure · Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
2. Jan 20, 2026HouseHouse concurred
3. Jan 23, 2026CommitteeHearing scheduled for 02/04/2026 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in B-1 · Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
4. Mar 9, 2026CommitteeBill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session · Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
5. Mar 19, 2026SenateTaken out of the Orders of the Day
6. Mar 19, 2026SenateRead second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed
7. Mar 23, 2026CommitteeRead; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling · House Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling
8. Mar 30, 2026CommitteeCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting · House Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling
9. Mar 30, 2026HouseRules suspended
10. Mar 30, 2026HouseRead second and ordered to a third reading

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 2 cosponsors: 2 Democrats.

• Bruce E. TarrR Primary sponsor · District First Essex and Middlesex