The Massachusetts House of Representatives has passed a bill on Thursday to create 205 new liquor licenses in Boston, marking the most ambitious effort to expand alcohol permits in the city since Prohibition. The bill aims to address inequities in how alcohol is sold by targeting underserved neighborhoods, including Brighton and Jamaica Plain. Additionally, the licenses are set aside for nonprofits and local establishments that serve food, and most cannot be resold to large national chains in the Seaport area. The bill surfaced on Beacon Hill.
House actually passes measure to give Boston more liquor licenses, almost all of which could not be resold to large national chains in the Seaport https://t.co/81mNWPIjLX
House Agrees To 205 Targeted Alcohol Licenses In Boston https://t.co/fIr4ZEK6KL
The most ambitious effort to expand the number of liquor licenses in Boston since Prohibition took a big step forward Thursday, when the House okayed a measure to add 205 permits, mostly in underserved neighborhoods across the city. https://t.co/XUTHEF0sDe
Boston bill to expand liquor licenses in targeted neighborhoods surfaces on Beacon Hill https://t.co/puPFwoLyyS
The House is expected on Thursday to pass a bill to create more than 200 new liquor licenses in Boston in the most ambitious effort since Prohibition to fix inequities in how alcohol is sold in the city. https://t.co/7IWHzgW1tl
An amended bill to add 200-plus liquor licenses in Boston is expect to pass the House today. Revisions include: set-aside for nonprofits and neighborhoods added including Brighton and Jamaica Plan. Places must serve food. https://t.co/goU3wr5R1Z via @ditikohli_