Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island H8010: AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES (Allows for the issuance of a Class B or Class B-H liquor license for the property located at 349 Main Street in the town of South Kingstown.)
Status: Chaptered, June 11, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 27, 2026:
2026 -- H 8010 ======== LC005830 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ ANACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES Introduced By: Representatives Tanzi, and Spears Date Introduced: February 27, 2026 Referred To: House Municipal Government & Housing 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, or …
Sponsors
- Teresa Tanzi (D, HD-034) · primary sponsor
- Tina Spears (D, HD-036)
Latest actions
- : Effective without Governor's signature
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : Senate passed in concurrence
- : Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar
- : House read and passed
- : Placed on House Calendar
- : Committee recommends passage
- : Scheduled for consideration
- : Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- : Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
Votes
- House Seq #210: PASSAGE (May 26, 2026): 68 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Committee on Municipal Government & Housing: Passage (May 21, 2026): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Common questions
- What is H8010?
- H8010 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 B or Class B-H liquor license for the property located at 349 Main Street in the town of South Kingstown.).
- What is the status of H8010?
- Chaptered as of June 11, 2026. Latest action: Effective without Governor's signature (June 11, 2026).
- Who sponsored H8010?
- Teresa Tanzi (D, HD-034), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H8010?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H8010.pdf
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