AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES (Allows the Westerly Town Council to issue a Class B liquor license for premises located at 169 and 177 Main Street, despite its location within proximity to a school church.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Feb 10, 2021
Signed May 5, 2021
Floor votes · House Mar 16, 2021
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Apr 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
04/27/2021 Senate passed in concurrence
upper
Apr 14, 2021
Legislature · Passed
04/14/2021 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
Mar 26, 2021
Committee
03/26/2021 Referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
upper
Mar 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
03/16/2021 House read and passed
lower
Mar 4, 2021
Legislature · Passed
03/04/2021 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Feb 10, 2021
Introduced
02/10/2021 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Blake A. Filippi
RRepublican
P
Brian Kennedy
DDemocratic
P
Sam Azzinaro
DDemocratic
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