Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island H8435: AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES (Allows for the issuance of a Class B license for the property located at 102 Granite Street, in the town of Westerly.)
Status: Chaptered, June 26, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, April 10, 2026:
2026 -- H 8435 ======== LC006308 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ ANACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES Introduced By: Representatives Azzinaro, and Kennedy Date Introduced: April 10, 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
- Brian Kennedy (D, HD-038)
Latest actions
- : Effective without Governor's signature
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : Senate passed in concurrence
- : Placed on Senate 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
- Senate Seq #638: (June 11, 2026): 38 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Seq #255: PASSAGE (June 3, 2026): 68 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Committee on Municipal Government & Housing: Passage (May 26, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Common questions
- What is H8435?
- H8435 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 license for the property located at 102 Granite Street, in the town of Westerly.).
- What is the status of H8435?
- Chaptered as of June 26, 2026. Latest action: Effective without Governor's signature (June 26, 2026).
- Who sponsored H8435?
- Brian Kennedy (D, HD-038).
- Where is the official record for H8435?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H8435.pdf
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