Municipal control over liquor licenses across the state took a hard knock at the State House in July, but the status in Boston remains unchanged, with only 25 affordable licenses left in play this year and a competitive market fixating on scarce options.

The Senate and House differed over legislation proposed by Gov. Charlie Baker that would remove the licensing caps and allow for municipal control over liquor permits across the state, with the exception of Boston. Language to that effect was included in the bill okayed by the Senate, but not in the House version, and so it did not make its way into the final municipal bill.

City Councillor at-Large Ayanna Pressley has championed increasing the number of affordable licenses designated for “neighborhoods traditionally disenfranchised and marginalized” within Boston. During a conversation with media facilitated by City Council President Michelle Wu, Pressley said the liquor license defeat was, in a small way, a victory for the city.

She, her fellow councillors, and the mayor, she said, “fought hard against that and said, ‘Well, if you’re going to do that, you have got to include Boston, because of the role that we play in the economy of this commonwealth, and just, well, out of fairness.’ ”As things stand now, Boston has no additional say over the distribution of licenses within the city limits. Applications are to be considered on a first come, first served basis. “I want the city of Boston to have full local control,” Pressley said. “… so we can be innovative, nimble, and agile in the determination of how and where licenses are dedicated.”

On top of the existing city cap, the Legislature in 2014 allowed Boston to issue an additional 75 liquor licenses over three years. Of these, 60 were designated as “restricted” and could only be issued to establishments in certain parts of the city, including Roxbury, Dorchester and Jamaica Plain.

These annually renewed, neighborhood-specific licenses cannot be sold or transferred by the licensee once acquired. They come at a reduced price, topping out at around $3,000 for an all-alcoholic license. Restaurateurs seeking permits on the open market could expect to shell out $50,000 for a beer and wine licencs or up to $450,000 for an all-alcohol license.

Of the final 25 added licenses set to be released in September, five are neighborhood-restricted for beer and wine and 15 are neighborhood restricted all-alcoholic. Only five are citywide, all of them for full liquor permitting.