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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES"
+description: "Requires licensed retailers authorized to sell intoxicating beverages to provide a lid to a consumer upon request."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2026"
+identifier: "HB 7975"
+citation: "Rhode Island HB 7975 (2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Boylan", "Speakman", "Spears"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 15
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2026-02-27"
+last_action: "2026-06-18"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/04961502-4bdb-4703-9d87-19ea18712749"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "36a144f7abc8567be7a3ef804daf236da8c4630bff74fc60e36e4f8e54c86b26"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
+---
+
+# Rhode Island HB 7975 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES
+
+Requires licensed retailers authorized to sell intoxicating beverages to provide a lid to a consumer upon request.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **7975 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7975A.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSAGE — **54–9** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Boylan — primary (person)
+- Speakman — primary (person)
+- Spears — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-02-27** 02/27/2026 Introduced, referred to House Small Business `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2026-03-20** 03/20/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/25/2026)
+- **2026-03-25** 03/25/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
+- **2026-05-11** 05/11/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/14/2026)
+- **2026-05-11** 05/11/2026 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
+- **2026-05-14** 05/14/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-05-15** 05/15/2026 Placed on House Calendar (05/19/2026) `reading-3`
+- **2026-05-19** 05/19/2026 House passed Sub A `passage`
+- **2026-05-22** 05/22/2026 Referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
+- **2026-06-05** 06/05/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/09/2026)
+- **2026-06-09** 06/09/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-06-11** 06/11/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/11/2026) `reading-3`
+- **2026-06-11** 06/11/2026 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
+- **2026-06-16** 06/16/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2026-06-18** 06/18/2026 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/04961502-4bdb-4703-9d87-19ea18712749`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+