Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island H8231: AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- LICENSES GENERALLY (Authorizes the town of Scituate to issue a total of three (3) Clas
Status: Failed, March 24, 2026
AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- LICENSES GENERALLY (Authorizes the town of Scituate to issue a total of three (3) Class A liquor licenses.)
What the bill says
From the introduced text, March 4, 2026:
2026 -- H 8231 ======== LC005987 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ ANACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- LICENSES GENERALLY Introduced By: Representative Robert J. Quattrocchi Date Introduced: March 04, 2026 Referred To: House Municipal Government & Housing It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 1. Section 3-5-16 of the General Laws in Chapter 3-5 entitled "Licenses Generally" is hereby amended to read as follows: 3-5-16. Maximum number of licenses. (a)(1) The department of business regulation shall have the right and power to limit the number of licenses of each class. The limit shall not exceed the maximum number, if any, of any class of license that is fixed by the licensing boards within their respective towns or cities. (2) The number of Class C licenses in any town or city shall not exceed one for each one thousand (1,000) of its inhabitants. (3) Every city and town may grant in any year renewals of any license of Class A in operation prior to April 28, 1969, except when renewal of that license is refused for cause, but no further new and original licenses of Class A shall be granted until the number of licenses of Class A outstanding in any city or town has been reduced to less than one for each …
Sponsors
- Robert Quattrocchi (R) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- : Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
- : Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
Subjects: ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Common questions
- What is H8231?
- H8231 is a bill in the Rhode Island Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- LICENSES GENERALLY (Authorizes the town of Scituate to issue a total of three (3) Clas.
- What does H8231 do?
- AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- LICENSES GENERALLY (Authorizes the town of Scituate to issue a total of three (3) Class A liquor licenses.)
- What is the status of H8231?
- Failed as of March 24, 2026. Latest action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study (March 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored H8231?
- Robert Quattrocchi (R).
- Where is the official record for H8231?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H8231.pdf
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