AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES
SB 756 grants a specific exemption for a Class B liquor license at 865 Westminster Street in Providence, allowing a business to operate there despite standard restrictions near schools or churches. This bill directly affects the owner of that property by overriding proximity rules that would normally block such a license. It does not change general licensing rules but creates a one-time exception for this single location. The exemption applies only to the specified property and does not impact other license applications or existing regulations.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 7, 2025
Signed Jun 25, 2025
Floor votes · Senate May 6, 2025
How they voted
33–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 36
May 6, 2025
D
Democratic32
90% Yea
R
Republican4
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Jun 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
06/17/2025 House passed in concurrence
lower
Jun 4, 2025
Legislature · Passed
06/04/2025 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
May 7, 2025
Committee
05/07/2025 Referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
lower
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
05/06/2025 Senate read and passed
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Legislature · Passed
04/30/2025 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 9, 2025
Committee
04/09/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 7, 2025
Introduced
03/07/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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