Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island S2749: AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES (Allows for the issuance of a Class BV liquor license for the property located at 819 Westminster Street in the city of Providence.)
Status: Chaptered, June 11, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 27, 2026:
2026 -- S 2749 ======== LC005439 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ ANACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES Introduced By: Senator Samuel W. Bell Date Introduced: February 27, 2026 Referred To: Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 1. Section 3-7-19 of the General Laws in Chapter 3-7 entitled "Retail Licenses" is hereby amended to read as follows: 3-7-19. Objection by adjoining property owners -- Proximity to schools and churches. (a) Retailers' Class B, C, N and I licenses, and any license provided for in § 3-7-16.8, shall not be issued to authorize the sale of beverages in any building where the owner of the greater part of the land within two hundred feet (200′) of any point of the building files with the body or official having jurisdiction to grant licenses his or her objection to the granting of the license, nor in any building within two hundred feet (200′) of the premises of any public, private, or parochial school or a place of public worship. In the city of East Providence, retailer's Class A licenses shall not be issued to authorize the sale of beverages in any building within five hundred feet (500′) of the premises of any public, private, or parochial school, …
Sponsors
- Samuel Bell (D, SD-005) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Effective without Governor's signature
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : House passed in concurrence
- : Placed on the House Consent Calendar
- : Committee recommends passage in concurrence
- : Scheduled for consideration
- : Committee transferred to House Municipal Government & Housing
- : Referred to House Education
- : Senate read and passed
- : Placed on Senate Calendar
Votes
- House Seq #239: PASSAGE IN CONCURRENCE (June 3, 2026): 63 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Committee on Municipal Government & Housing: Passage in concurrence (May 26, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Seq #106: (April 14, 2026): 32 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Committee on Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs: Passage (April 8, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Common questions
- What is S2749?
- S2749 is a bill in the Rhode Island Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES (Allows for the issuance of a Class BV liquor license for the property located at 819 Westminster Street in the city of Providence.).
- What is the status of S2749?
- Chaptered as of June 11, 2026. Latest action: Effective without Governor's signature (June 11, 2026).
- Who sponsored S2749?
- Samuel Bell (D, SD-005).
- Where is the official record for S2749?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2749.pdf
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