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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Speakman, Spears, and Boylan | |
Date Introduced: February 27, 2026 | |
Referred To: House Small Business | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 3-7 of the General Laws entitled "Retail Licenses" is hereby amended |
2 | by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 3-7-30. Licensed retailers to provide drink covers upon request. |
4 | (a)(1) All holders of retail licenses authorized to sell intoxicating beverages to customers |
5 | for the purpose of onsite consumption shall upon request, provide a lid with a customer’s drink. |
6 | For purposes of this section, “lid” means a removable cover of any size that attaches to the rim of |
7 | a corresponding beverage container. The lid is not required to fit all containers in which alcoholic |
8 | beverages are served on the premises but shall fit at least one. |
9 | (2) A licensee subject to this subsection shall post the following notice in a prominent and |
10 | conspicuous location: |
11 | “Don’t get roofied! Drink lids available here. Ask a staff member for details.” |
12 | (b) The licensee may charge an additional fee for providing a lid with a customer’s drink, |
13 | which shall not exceed a reasonable amount based on the wholesale cost of those lids. |
14 | (c) This section does not prevent a licensee from offering lids to their customers free of |
15 | charge. |
16 | (d) A sole violation of this section, including the notice requirement in this section, shall |
17 | result only in a warning by the department for the first offense. |
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1 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES | |
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1 | This act would require licensed retailers authorized to sell intoxicating beverages to |
2 | provide a lid to a consumer upon request, and further require the licensed retailer to conspicuously |
3 | post the following notice “Don’t get roofied! Drink lids available here. Ask a staff member for |
4 | details.” |
5 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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