Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island S3288: AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES (Allows for the issuance of a Class BV license for the property located at 1814 Broad Street in the city of Cranston.)
Status: Chaptered, June 26, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, May 15, 2026:
2026 -- S 3288 ======== LC006417 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ ANACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES Introduced By: Senator Lammis J. Vargas Date Introduced: May 15, 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
- Lammis Vargas (D, SD-028) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Effective without Governor's signature
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : House passed in concurrence
- : Placed on House Calendar
- : Senate read and passed
- : Placed on Senate Calendar
- : Committee recommends passage
- : Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
- : Introduced, referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
Votes
- House Seq #588: PASSAGE IN CONCURRENCE (June 11, 2026): 69 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Seq #520: (June 10, 2026): 38 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Committee on Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs: Passage (May 21, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Common questions
- What is S3288?
- S3288 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 license for the property located at 1814 Broad Street in the city of Cranston.).
- What is the status of S3288?
- Chaptered as of June 26, 2026. Latest action: Effective without Governor's signature (June 26, 2026).
- Who sponsored S3288?
- Lammis Vargas (D, SD-028).
- Where is the official record for S3288?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S3288.pdf
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