Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island H8230: 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, March 4, 2026:
2026 -- H 8230 ======== LC005550 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ ANACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES Introduced By: Representatives J. Lombardi, and Hull Date Introduced: March 04, 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, …
Sponsors
- John Lombardi (D, HD-008) · primary sponsor
- Raymond Hull (D, HD-006)
Latest actions
- : Effective without Governor's signature
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : Senate passed in concurrence
- : Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar
- : Committee recommends passage in concurrence
- : Scheduled for consideration
- : Referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
- : House read and passed
- : Placed on House Calendar
- : Committee recommends passage
Votes
- Senate Committee on Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs: Passage in concurrence (May 21, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Seq #117: PASSAGE (April 16, 2026): 64 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Committee on Municipal Government & Housing: Passage (April 7, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Common questions
- What is H8230?
- H8230 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 H8230?
- Chaptered as of June 11, 2026. Latest action: Effective without Governor's signature (June 11, 2026).
- Who sponsored H8230?
- John Lombardi (D, HD-008), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H8230?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H8230.pdf
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