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MA H5098
Bill
Status
2/12/2026
Primary Sponsor
Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
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AI Summary
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Salem's licensing authority may grant Gulu-Gulu Cafe at 247 Essex Street an all-alcoholic beverages license for on-premises consumption, exempting the establishment from the quota limits in Chapter 138, Section 17
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The license is non-transferable to other locations; if terminated, revoked, or unused, it returns to the city which has 3 years to reissue it to a new applicant at the same address before it dissolves
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Upon receiving the new license, the licensee must surrender its existing wines/malt beverages and cordials/liqueurs license originally authorized under Chapter 67 of the Acts of 2008
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Salem may charge a conversion fee payable at issuance or through an installment plan; fees exceeding standard annual renewal amounts must be deposited into the city's economic development account
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Chapter 67 of the Acts of 2008 is repealed effective January 1, 2027, with all other provisions taking effect upon passage
Legislative Description
Authorizing the city of Salem to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises upon the return of the license authorized in chapter 67 of the acts of 2008
Last Action
Read second and ordered to a third reading
3/9/2026