19 New Massachusetts Laws Signed Into Effect

BEACON HILL, MA — Gov. Charlie Baker has signed 19 bills into law since Aug. 23. Odds are you haven't heard of more than one or two of them.

Don't worry, none are likely to have a major impact on your day-to-day life. Many of them are relatively small-scale and pursuant to a specific municipality. But some carry more weight. We have excluded the seven bills signed establishing sick leave banks for various state employees.

We are providing some context for some of the new laws, but you can always click the bill number for more information right from the source. (Subscribe to your local Patch for more news.)

Aug. 23

No. H.3708 - An act designating a certain park in Hingham as the Eugene F. Creedon Memorial Park.

H.3758 - An act authorizing Westborough to grant an additional license for the sale of wines and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises.

Aug. 25

H.3874 - An act eliminating the 2017 preliminary election in Revere.

Aug. 30

H.3656 - An act relative to the annual Town Election in Rockport.

Sept. 1

H.3726 - An act relative to the employment contract for the director of Public Works in Upton.

H.3789 - An act authorizing Millbury to grant one additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises.

Sept. 7

H.3757 - An act authorizing Boston to grant 15 additional licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises.

S.1135 - An act authorizing Hubbardston to convey a certain parcel of land.

Sept. 15

H.3880 - An act authorizing Chelmsford to grant 10 additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises.

Sept. 20

S.2138 - An act authorizing the appointment of special police officers in Brockton.

Sept. 22

H.3834 - An act authorizing Williamsburg to continue the employment of call firefighter James Ferron.

S.23 - An act authorizing Wrentham to gran nine additional licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises.

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