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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. 2025
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A N A C T
RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES
Introduced By: Representative Alex S. Finkelman
Date Introduced: January 10, 2025
Referred To: House Municipal Government & Housing
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 3-7-16.3 of the General Laws in Chapter 3-7 entitled "Retail 1
Licenses" is hereby amended to read as follows: 2
3-7-16.3. Class T legitimate theater license. 3
(a) Legitimate theaters as defined in subsection (b) or subsection (c) may apply for a Class 4
T license. The license authorizes the holder of the license to keep for sale and to sell beverages at 5
retail in the place described in the license and to deliver those beverages for consumption on the 6
premises where sold at the times when scheduled events relating to art, the legitimate theater or 7
community artistic experiences may be held on those premises and for a period of one hour prior 8
to those events and one hour subsequent thereto, provided those events begin subsequent to twelve 9
o’clock (12:00) noon. The licensed premises may contain a bar. A Class T license authorizes 10
entertainment only in conformity with ordinances of the city or town where the facility is located 11
on the licensed premises. Class T licenses shall only be issued by the local licensing authority. 12
(b) “Legitimate theaters,” for the purposes of this section, includes nonprofit, cultural 13
organizations and for-profit historic theaters located in the city of Newport, or the town of 14
Burrillville or the town of Jamestown, with a primary purpose of providing a support system to 15
deliver and coordinate various arts activities for the benefit of the communities the theaters serve 16
or that provide live, regularly scheduled theatrical productions on a regular basis throughout the 17
year and all events contributing toward the goal of providing quality artistic experiences for the 18
community. 19
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(c) For purposes of this section, “legitimate theaters” shall also include facility 1
management corporations that are contractually authorized to manage buildings owned or under 2
the authority of the Rhode Island Convention Center Authority with a primary purpose of providing 3
a support system to deliver and coordinate various arts activities for the benefit of the communities 4
the corporations serve or that provide live, regularly scheduled theatrical productions on a regular 5
basis throughout the year and all events contributing toward the goal of providing quality artistic 6
experiences for the community. 7
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 8
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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 allow for the issuance of a Class T liquor license by the town of Jamestown. 1
This act would take effect upon passage. 2
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