Senate orders Lexington bill allowing 10 additional on‑premises wine and malt licenses to third reading

The Massachusetts Senate ordered House Bill No. 3893, which would authorize the Town of Lexington to grant 10 additional licenses for the sale of wine and malt beverages to be drunk on the premises, to a third reading. The bill was received from the House "passed to be engrossed in that branch." Senator Feeney asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended to allow the matter to be considered forthwith; the chair heard no objection and the rules were suspended. The question then came on ordering the bill to a third reading; senators responded by voice vote and the chair announced that the bill was ordered to a third reading. The transcript records only the procedural steps (receipt from the House, suspension of rules by unanimous consent, and order to third reading). It does not include floor debate, fiscal notes, statements from Lexington officials, or a roll-call vote. If enacted and approved according to law, the bill would allow Lexington to add 10 on-premises wine and malt licenses; the transcript does not specify implementation details such as issuance procedures, effective dates, or local licensing quotas.