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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

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

Licenses" is hereby amended to read as follows:

     3-7-16.3. Class T legitimate theater license.

     (a) Legitimate theaters as defined in subsection (b) or subsection (c) may apply for a Class

T license. The license authorizes the holder of the license to keep for sale and to sell beverages at

retail in the place described in the license and to deliver those beverages for consumption on the

premises where sold at the times when scheduled events relating to art, the legitimate theater or

community artistic experiences may be held on those premises and for a period of one hour prior

to those events and one hour subsequent thereto, provided those events begin subsequent to twelve

o’clock (12:00) noon. The licensed premises may contain a bar. A Class T license authorizes

entertainment only in conformity with ordinances of the city or town where the facility is located

on the licensed premises. Class T licenses shall only be issued by the local licensing authority.

     (b) “Legitimate theaters,” for the purposes of this section, includes nonprofit, cultural

organizations and for-profit historic theaters located in the city of Newport, or the town of

Burrillville or the town of Jamestown, with a primary purpose of providing a support system to

deliver and coordinate various arts activities for the benefit of the communities the theaters serve

or that provide live, regularly scheduled theatrical productions on a regular basis throughout the

year and all events contributing toward the goal of providing quality artistic experiences for the

community.

     (c) For purposes of this section, “legitimate theaters” shall also include facility

management corporations that are contractually authorized to manage buildings owned or under

the authority of the Rhode Island Convention Center Authority with a primary purpose of providing

a support system to deliver and coordinate various arts activities for the benefit of the communities

the corporations serve or that provide live, regularly scheduled theatrical productions on a regular

basis throughout the year and all events contributing toward the goal of providing quality artistic

experiences for the community.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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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.

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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