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Massachusetts · 194th Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

H 5471: 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

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

H 5471 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on June 3, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: 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. Primary sponsor: Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies. It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 4, 2026): Amended by substitution of bill with the same title, see H5478 - 150 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 206 ).

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging TechnologiesPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Carole FiolaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse6th Bristol
Chris WorrellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse5th Suffolk

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Amended by substitution of bill with the same title, see H5478 - 150 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 206 )
  2. Read third
  3. Rules suspended
  4. Read second and ordered to a third reading
  5. Rules suspended
  6. Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
  7. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
  8. New draft of H5465
  9. Reported from the committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source