Retailers Association of MA – The MA Senate last week passed a $75 million COVID-19 related supplemental budget bill, S.2626, utilizing the legislation to also extend the popular restaurant provisions allowing for outdoor dining, drinks and cocktails-to-go through December 15, 2022. The extensions were added during Senate floor debate in an amendment offered by Sen. Susan Moran of Falmouth. An amendment to extend the restaurant provisions to May of 2023 was withdrawn. The bill will now need to be reconciled with an earlier passed House version that did not include the restaurant extensions.