Licensing Board Information, Members, and Meeting Materials
The Licensing Board regulates licenses pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Chapters 138 and 140, and the Rules of the Board. The board consists of three commissioners who are appointed by the Mayor of Boston. Each commissioner serves a six-year term.
The Licensing Board grants and regulates various types of alcohol and food licenses for restaurants, nightclubs, and other establishments in Boston. The Board also holds hearings on violations and license applications. Our board issues and regulates:
- alcohol and food
- hotels, inns, and lodging houses
- fraternities and dormitories
- billiards, pool and sippio tables, and bowling alleys, and
- fortune teller licenses within Boston.
Licensing Board hearings are typically held on Tuesdays (violations), Wednesdays (transactional), and Thursdays (voting).
Commission info
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Department:
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Authority:City
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Term:6 years
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Stipend:No
Upcoming Hearing Dates
- October 29 (Violation)
- October 30 (Transactional)
- October 31 (Voting)
- November 12 (Violation)
- November 13 (Transactional)
- November 14 (Voting)
- November 20 (Transactional)
- November 21 (Voting)
- December 10 (Violation)
- December 11 (Transactional)
- December 12 (Voting)
- January 7 (Violation)
- January 8 (Transactional)
- January 9 (Voting)
- January 21 (Violation)
- January 22 (Transactional)
- January 23 (Voting)
- February 11 (Violation)
- February 12 (Transactional)
- February 13 (Voting)
- February 25 (Violation)
- February 26 (Transactional)
- February 27 (Voting)
- March 4 (Violation)
- March 5 (Transactional)
- March 6 (Voting)
- March 25 (Violation)
- March 26 (Transactional)
- March 27 (Voting)
- April 1 (Violation)
- April 2 (Transactional)
- April 3 (Voting)
- April 15 (Violation)
- April 16 (Transactional)
- April 17 (Voting)
- April 29 (Violation)
- April 30 (Transactional)
- May 1 (Voting)
Hearing videos
Hearing videos- Violation Hearing, Tuesday, January 2, 2024
- Transactional Hearing, Wednesday, January 3, 2024
- Voting Hearing, Thursday, January 4, 2024
- Violation Hearing: January 30, 2024
- Transactional Hearing: January 31, 2024
- Voting Hearing: February 1, 2024
- Violation Hearing: Tuesday, February 6, 2024
- Transactional Hearing: Wednesday February 7, 2024
- Voting Hearing: Thursday, February 8, 2024
- Violation Hearing: Tuesday, February 27, 2024
- Transactional Hearing: Wednesday, February 28, 2024
- Voting Hearing: Thursday, February 29, 2024
- Transactional and Voting Hearing: Tuesday, March 5, 2024
- Voting Hearing: Thursday, March 7, 2024
- Violation Hearing: Tuesday, March 26, 2024
- Transactional Hearing: Wednesday, March 27, 2024
- Voting Hearing: Thursday, March 28, 2024
- Violation Hearing: Tuesday, April 2, 2024
- Transactional Hearing: Wednesday, April 3, 2024
- Voting Hearing: Thursday, April 4, 2024
- Violation Hearing: Tuesday, April 23, 2024
- Transactional Hearing: Wednesday, April 24, 2024
- Voting Hearing: Thursday, April 25, 2024
- Violation Hearing: Tuesday, April 30, 2024
- Transactional Hearing: Wednesday, May 1, 2024
- Voting Hearing: Wednesday, May 1, 2024
- Violation Hearing: Tuesday, May 21, 2024
- Transactional Hearing: Wednesday, May 22, 2024
- Voting Hearing: Thursday, May 23, 2024
- Violation Hearing: Tuesday, June 4 2024
- Transactional Hearing: Wednesday, June 5, 2024
- Voting Hearing: Thursday, June 6, 2024
- Violation Hearing: Tuesday, June 25, 2024
- Transactional Hearing: Wednesday, June 26, 2024
- Voting Hearing: Wednesday, June 26, 2024
- Violation Hearing: Tuesday, July 9, 2024
- Transactional Hearing: Wednesday, July 10, 2024
- Voting Hearing: Thursday, July 11, 2024
- Violation Hearing: Tuesday, July 30, 2024 Part 2
- Transactional Hearing: Wednesday, July 31, 2024
- Voting Hearing: Thursday, August 1, 2024
- Violation Hearing: Tuesday, August 6, 2024
- Transactional Hearing: Wednesday, August 7, 2024
- Voting Hearing: Thursday, August 8, 2024
- Violation Hearing: Wednesday, August 21, 2024
- Transactional Hearing: Wednesday, August 21, 2024
- Voting Hearing: Thursday, August 22, 2024
- Violation Hearing: September 10, 2024
- Transactional Hearing: September 11, 2024
- Voting Hearing: September 12, 2024
- Violation Hearing: September 24, 2024
- Transactional Hearing: September 25, 2024
- Voting Hearing: September 26, 2024
- Violation Hearing: October 15, 2024
- Transactional Hearing: October 16, 2024
- Voting Hearing: October 17, 2024
- Violation Hearing: October 29, 2024
- TD Garden Violation Hearing: October 29, 2024
- Transactional Hearing: October 30, 2024
- Voting Hearing, October 31, 2024
- Violation Hearing: January 3, 2023
- Transactional Hearing: January 4, 2023
- Voting Hearing: January 5, 2023
- Violation Hearing: January 24, 2023
- Transactional Hearing: January 25, 2023
- Voting Hearing: January 25, 2023
- Violation Hearing: January 31, 2023
- Transactional Hearing: February 1, 2023
- Voting Hearing: February 2, 2023
- Violation Hearing: February 14, 2023
- Transactional Hearing: February 15, 2023
- Voting Hearing: February 16, 2023
- Violation Hearing: March 7, 2023
- Transactional Hearing: March 8, 2023
- Voting Hearing: March 8, 2023
- Violation Hearing: March 28, 2023
- Transactional Hearing: March 29, 2023
- Voting Hearing: March 30, 2023
- Violation Hearing: April 4, 2023
- Transactional Hearing: April 5, 2023
- Voting Hearing: April 6, 2023
- Violation Hearing: April 25, 2023
- Transactional Hearing: April 26, 2023
- Voting Hearing: April 27, 2023
- Violation Hearing: May 2, 2023
- Transactional Hearing: May 3, 2023
- Voting Hearing: May 4, 2023
- Violation Hearing: May 23, 2023
- Transactional Hearing: May 24, 2023
- Voting Hearing: May 25, 2023
- Violation Hearing: June 6, 2023
- Transactional Hearing: June 7, 2023
- Voting Hearing: June 8, 2023
- Violation Hearing: June 27, 2023
- Transactional Hearing: June 28, 2023
- Voting Hearing: June 29, 2023
- Violation Hearing: July 18, 2023
- Transactional Hearing: July 19, 2023
- Voting Hearing: July 20, 2023
- Informational Hearing: July 20, 2023
- Violation and Voting Hearing: July 25, 2023
- Transactional Hearing: August 2, 2023
- Violation Hearing: August 15, 2023
- Transactional Hearing: August 16, 2023
- Voting Hearing: August 17, 2023
- Violation Hearing: September 12, 2023
- Transactional Hearing: September 13, 2023
- Voting Hearing: September 14, 2023
- Violations Hearing: September 26, 2023
- Transactional Hearing: September 27, 2023
- Voting Hearing: September 28, 2023
- Violation Hearing: October 3, 2023
- Transactional Hearing: October 4, 2023
- Voting Hearing: October 4, 2023
- Violation Hearing: October 24, 2023
- Transactional Hearing: October 25, 2023
- Voting Hearing: October 26, 2023
- Violation Hearing: October 31, 2023
- Transactional Hearing: November 1, 2023
- Voting Hearing: November 2, 2023
- Violation Hearing: November 14, 2023
- Transactional Hearing: November 15, 2023
- Voting Hearing: November 16, 2023
- Violation Hearing: December 12, 2023
- Violation Hearing: December 12, 2023 (part 2)
- Transactional Hearing: December 13, 2023
- Voting Hearing: December 14, 2023
- Boston Licensing Board Violation Hearing: January 4, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Transactional Hearing: January 5, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Voting Hearing: January 6, 2022
- Boston Licensing Violation Hearing: January 18, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Voting Hearing: January 20, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Violation Hearing: January 25, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Transactional Hearing: January 26, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Voting Hearing: January 27, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Violation Hearing: February 1, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Transactional Hearing: February 2, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Voting Hearing: February 3, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Violation Hearing: February 15, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Transactional Hearing: February 16, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Voting Hearing: February 17, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Violation Hearing: March 1, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Transactional Hearing: March 2, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Voting Hearing: March 3, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Violation Hearing: March 22, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Transactional Hearing: March 23, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Voting Hearing: March 24, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Violation Hearing: April 5, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Transactional Hearing: April 6, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Voting Hearing: April 7, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Informational Hearing: April 12, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Violation Hearing: April 26, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Transaction Hearing: April 27, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Voting Hearing: April 28, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Violation Hearing: May 3, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Transactional Hearing: May 4, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Voting Hearing: May 5, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Violation Hearing: May 24, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Transactional Hearing: May 25, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Voting Hearing: May 26, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Violation Hearing: June 7, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Transactional Hearing: June 8, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Voting Hearing: June 8, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Violation Hearing: June 28, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Transactional Hearing: June 29, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Voting Hearing: June 30, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Violation Hearing: July 12, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Transactional Hearing: July 13, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Voting Hearing: July 14, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Violation Hearing: July 26, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Transactional Hearing: July 27, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Voting Hearing: July 28, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Violation Hearing: August 2, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Transactional Hearing: August 3, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Voting Hearing: August 4, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Informational Hearing: August 22, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Violation Hearing: August 23, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Transactional Hearing: August 24, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Voting Hearing: August 25, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Violation Hearing: September 13, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Transactional Hearing: September 14, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Voting Hearing: September 15, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Violation Hearing: September 27, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Transactional Hearing: September 28, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Informational Hearing: September 28, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Voting Hearing: September 29, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Violations Hearing: October 4, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Voting Hearing: October 6, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Violations Hearing: October 25, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Transactional Hearing: October 26 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Violations Hearing: November 1, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Transactional Hearing: November 2, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Voting Hearing: November 3, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Violations Hearing: November 15, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Transactional Hearing: November 16, 2022
- Boston Licensing Board Voting Hearing: November 17, 2022
- BLB Inspectional Hearing: December 13, 2022
- BLB Transactional Hearing: December 14, 2022
- BLB Voting Hearing: December 15, 2022
- January 4, 2021
- January 11, 2021
- January 19, 2021
- January 25, 2021
- January 26, 2021
- January 27, 2021
- January 28, 2021
- February 1, 2021
- February 3, 2021
- February 9, 2021
- February 22, 2021
- March 1, 2021
- March 3, 2021
- March 4, 2021
- March 8, 2021
- March 29, 2021
- March 30, 2021
- March 30, 2021 (North End Outdoor Dining Hearing)
- April 1, 2021
- April 5, 2021
- April 7, 2021
- April 8, 2021
- April 20, 2021
- April 27, 2021
- April 28, 2021
- April 29, 2021
- May 5, 2021
- May 6, 2021
- May 25, 2021
- May 26, 2021 (part 1)
- May 26, 2021 (part 2)
- May 27, 2021
- June 2, 2021
- June 3, 2021
- June 10, 2021 (S. Boston Package Store Mandatory Hearing)
- June 23, 2021
- June 24, 2021
- June 29, 2021
- June 30, 2021
- July 1, 2021
- July 27, 2021
- July 28, 2021
- July 29, 2021
- August 4, 2021
- September 1, 2021
- September 2, 2021
- September 28, 2021
- September 30, 2021
- October 26, 2021
- October 27, 2021
- October 28, 2021
- November 3, 2021
- November 4, 2021
- November 17, 2021
- November 18, 2021
- December 1, 2021
- December 2, 2021
- December 14, 2021
- December 15, 2021
- December 16, 2021
- April 22, 2020
- April 23, 2020
- April 29, 2020
- May 5, 2020
- May 7, 2020
- May 13, 2020
- May 14, 2020
- May 20, 2020
- May 21, 2020
- May 27, 2020
- May 28, 2020
- June 3, 2020
- June 4, 2020
- July 16, 2020
- June 24, 2020 (emergency hearing)
- July 28, 2020
- July 30, 2020
- August 13, 2020 (Emergency hearing for Allston/Brighton licensees)
- August 13, 2020 (Emergency hearing for Beer Gardens and Large Temporary Extensions)
- August 14, 2020 (Emergency hearing for Private club, Veterans and Temporary CV license holders)
- August 14, 2020 (Emergency hearing for Seaport licensees)
- August 14, 2020 (Emergency hearing for South Boston licensees)
- August 19, 2020
- September 8, 2020
- September 9, 2020
- September 10, 2020
- September 17, 2020 (Emergency hearing for North End)
- September 17, 2020
- September 17, 2020 (Emergency hearing on heaters)
- September 21, 2020
- September 22, 2020
- September 23, 2020
- September 24, 2020
- September 29, 2020
- September 30, 2020
- October 1, 2020
- October 6, 2020
- October 8, 2020
- October 21, 2020 (Emergency hearing for South Boston and Seaport)
- October 27, 2020
- October 28, 2020
- October 29, 2020
- November 4, 2020
- November 5, 2020
- December 1, 2020
- December 2, 2020
- December 3, 2020
- December 14, 2020 (Licensing Board Emergency Hearing for Licensed Premise Violations)
- December 17, 2020 (2021 Outdoor Dining Help Session)
- December 21, 2020
- December 22, 2020
- December 23, 2020
Voting Minutes
Voting Minutes- Voting Hearing, January 4, 2024
- Voting Hearing: February 1, 2024
- Voting Hearing: February 8, 2024
- Voting Hearing: February 29, 2024
- Voting Hearing: March 7, 2024
- Voting Hearing: March 28, 2024
- Voting Hearing: April 4, 2024
- Voting Hearing: April 25, 2024
- Voting Hearing: May 1, 2024
- Voting Hearing: May 23, 2024
- Voting Hearing: June 6, 2024
- Voting Hearing: June 26, 2024
- Voting Hearing: July 11, 2024
- Voting Hearing: August 1, 2024
- Voting Hearing: August 8, 2024
- Voting Hearing: August 22, 2024
- Voting Hearing: September 12, 2024
- Voting Hearing: September 26, 2024
- Voting Hearing: October 17th, 2024
- Voting Hearing: October 31st, 2024
- Voting minutes: January 6, 2022
- Voting minutes: January 20, 2022
- Voting minutes: January 27, 2022
- Voting minutes: February 3, 2022
- Voting minutes: February 17, 2022
- Voting minutes: March 3, 2022
- Voting minutes: March 24, 2022
- Voting minutes: April 7, 2022
- Voting minutes: April 28, 2022
- Voting minutes: May 5, 2022
- Voting minutes: May 26, 2022
- Voting minutes: June 8, 2022
- Voting minutes: June 30, 2022
- Voting minutes: July 14, 2022
- Voting minutes: July 28, 2022
- Voting minutes: August 4, 2022
- Voting minutes: August 25, 2022
- Voting minutes: September 15, 2022
- Voting minutes: September 29, 2022
- Voting minutes: October 6, 2022
- Voting minutes: October 26, 2022
- Voting minutes: November 3, 2022
- Voting minutes: November 17, 2022
- Voting minutes: December 15, 2022
- Voting agenda: January 21, 2021
- Voting agenda: January 28, 2021
- Voting agenda: February 4, 2021
- Voting agenda: February 25, 2021
- Voting agenda: March 4, 2021
- Voting agenda: April 1, 2021
- Voting agenda: April 8, 2021
- Voting agenda: April 20, 2021
- Voting agenda: April 29, 2021
- Voting agenda: May 6, 2021
- Voting agenda: May 27, 2021
- Voting agenda: June 3, 2021
- Voting agenda: June 24, 2021
- Voting agenda: July 1, 2021
- Voting agenda: July 29, 2021
- Voting agenda: August 9, 2021
- Voting agenda: August 26, 2021
- Voting agenda: September 2, 2021
- Voting agenda: September 30, 2021
- Voting agenda: October 7, 2021
- Voting agenda: October 28, 2021
- Voting agenda: November 4, 2021
- Voting agenda: November 18, 2021
- Voting agenda: December 2, 2021
- Voting agenda: December 16, 2021
Current members
Member | Appointed | Expires | Status |
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Liam Curran | 6/8/2016 | 6/1/2022 | Holdover |
Keeana Saxon | 6/18/2018 | 6/1/2024 | Active |
Kathleen Joyce | 6/1/2020 | 6/1/2026 | Active |
Daniel R. Green | 10/26/2021 | 6/7/2026 | Active |