An Act expanding the definition of beverage

1 of 1 HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 57 FILED ON: 1/3/2025 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3578 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: Marcus S. Vaughn _________________ To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General Court assembled: The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: An Act expanding the definition of beverage. _______________ PETITION OF: NAME: DISTRICT/ADDRESS: DATE ADDED: Marcus S. Vaughn 9th Norfolk 1/3/2025 1 of 1 HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 57 FILED ON: 1/3/2025 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3578 By Representative Vaughn of Wrentham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3578) of Marcus S. Vaughn relative to the definition of beverage under the "bottle bill", so-called. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION SEE HOUSE, NO. 4032 OF 2023-2024.] The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _______________ In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court (2025-2026) _______________ An Act expanding the definition of beverage. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: 1 SECTION 1. Section 321 of chapter 94 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 2 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the definition of “Beverage” and inserting in 3 place thereof the following definition:- 4 ''Beverage'', soda water or similar carbonated soft drinks, mineral water, water and 5 alcoholic beverages, as defined in section 1 of chapter 138, but shall not include dairy products 6 or natural fruit juices. 7 SECTION 2. Said section 321 of said chapter 94 is hereby further amended by inserting 8 in line 23, after the word “commonwealth”, the following words:- , but shall not include a 9 brewery, distillery, cidery or winery that only sells its own beverages on its premises.