SB 756 Rhode Island Senate · 2025 Regular Session

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

330
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 36
May 6, 2025
D Democratic32
29 Yea 3
90% Yea
R Republican4
4 Yea
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

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Sam Bell
Sam Bell
DDemocratic
RI
5
P
Photo of Tiara Mack
Tiara Mack
DDemocratic
RI
6