Rhode Island SB 2873: AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES (Amends the hours of operation for Class A liquor license holders in Central Falls.)

Bill Text

2018 -- S 2873
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S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2018
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A N A C T
RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES
Introduced By: Senator Elizabeth A. Crowley
Date Introduced: May 03, 2018
Referred To: Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 3-7-23 of the General Laws in Chapter 3-7 entitled "Retail 1
Licenses" is hereby amended to read as follows: 2
3-7-23. Clos ing hours for Clas s A lice ns e s . 3
The following closing hours shall be observed by all Class A license holders: 4
(1) November 1 to May 31. No holder of a Class A license shall sell or deliver beverage 5
under that license between the hours of ten o'clock (10:00) p.m. and seven o'clock (7:00) a.m. 6
(local time), except on legal holiday eves at which time the closing hour shall be eleven o'clock 7
(11:00) p.m. In the city of Providence, no holder of a Class A license shall sell or deliver 8
beverages under that license between the hours of ten o'clock (10:00) p.m. and nine o'clock (9:00) 9
a.m. (local time), except on legal holiday eves at which time the closing hour shall be eleven 10
o'clock (11:00) p.m. In the city of Central Falls, no holder of a Class A license shall sell or deliver 11
beverages under that license between the hours of ten o'clock (10:00) p.m. and nine o'clock (9:00) 12
a.m. local time. When a legal holiday is celebrated on a Monday, the preceding Saturday shall be 13
considered the holiday eve. 14
(2) June 1 to October 31. No holder of a class A license shall sell or deliver beverages 15
under this license between the hours of eleven o'clock (11:00) p.m. and seven o'clock (7:00) a.m. 16
(local time). In the city cities of Providence and Central Falls, no holder of a Class A license shall 17
sell or deliver beverages under that license between the hours of eleven o'clock 18
(11:00) p.m. and nine o'clock (9:00) a.m. (local time). 19

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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on September 1, 2018. 1
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EXPLANATION
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
OF
A N A C T
RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES
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This act would amend the hours of operation for Class A liquor license holders in Central 1
Falls. 2
This act would take effect on September 1, 2018. 3
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