Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5032 Compare Versions

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9	9	S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D
10	10	IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
11	11	JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025
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14	14	A N A C T
15	15	RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES
16	16	Introduced By: Representative Alex S. Finkelman
17	17	Date Introduced: January 10, 2025
18	18	Referred To: House Municipal Government & Housing
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21	21	It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
22	22	SECTION 1. Section 3-7-16.3 of the General Laws in Chapter 3-7 entitled "Retail 1
23	23	Licenses" is hereby amended to read as follows: 2
24	24	3-7-16.3. Class T legitimate theater license. 3
25	25	(a) Legitimate theaters as defined in subsection (b) or subsection (c) may apply for a Class 4
26	26	T license. The license authorizes the holder of the license to keep for sale and to sell beverages at 5
27	27	retail in the place described in the license and to deliver those beverages for consumption on the 6
28	28	premises where sold at the times when scheduled events relating to art, the legitimate theater or 7
29	29	community artistic experiences may be held on those premises and for a period of one hour prior 8
30	30	to those events and one hour subsequent thereto, provided those events begin subsequent to twelve 9
31	31	o’clock (12:00) noon. The licensed premises may contain a bar. A Class T license authorizes 10
32	32	entertainment only in conformity with ordinances of the city or town where the facility is located 11
33	33	on the licensed premises. Class T licenses shall only be issued by the local licensing authority. 12
34	34	(b) “Legitimate theaters,” for the purposes of this section, includes nonprofit, cultural 13
35	35	organizations and for-profit historic theaters located in the city of Newport, or the town of 14
36	36	Burrillville or the town of Jamestown, with a primary purpose of providing a support system to 15
37	37	deliver and coordinate various arts activities for the benefit of the communities the theaters serve 16
38	38	or that provide live, regularly scheduled theatrical productions on a regular basis throughout the 17
39	39	year and all events contributing toward the goal of providing quality artistic experiences for the 18
40	40	community. 19
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44	44	(c) For purposes of this section, “legitimate theaters” shall also include facility 1
45	45	management corporations that are contractually authorized to manage buildings owned or under 2
46	46	the authority of the Rhode Island Convention Center Authority with a primary purpose of providing 3
47	47	a support system to deliver and coordinate various arts activities for the benefit of the communities 4
48	48	the corporations serve or that provide live, regularly scheduled theatrical productions on a regular 5
49	49	basis throughout the year and all events contributing toward the goal of providing quality artistic 6
50	50	experiences for the community. 7
51	51	SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 8
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58	58	EXPLANATION
59	59	BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
60	60	OF
61	61	A N A C T
62	62	RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES
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64	64	This act would allow for the issuance of a Class T liquor license by the town of Jamestown. 1
65	65	This act would take effect upon passage. 2
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