AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- LICENSES GENERALLY

Summary

The bill amends Rhode Island’s liquor‑license statutes to limit the number of licenses a town can issue, using population ratios as the benchmark. Class C licenses are capped at one per 1,000 residents, while new Class A licenses may only be granted at a rate of one per 6,000 residents (or one per 4,000 in towns under 20,000 people), with each town allowed to retain two existing Class A licenses. It also gives Smithfield a fixed allowance of five Class A licenses and Scituate three, regardless of population, and the changes take effect once enacted.

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