---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- REGULATION OF SALES (Allows the sale of alcoholic beverages on New Year's Day by retail Class A licensees.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- REGULATION OF SALES (Allows the sale of alcoholic beverages on New Year's Day by retail Class A licensees.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 5504"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5504 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcoholic Beverages", "Holidays", "Licenses", "Liquor", "Sunday Sales"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["O'Brien"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-12"
last_action: "2021-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f0b90ccc-29bf-43da-abf3-169c26cf08b0"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "ab6f41d60ebd7096ec72a070e68bc5547fbee5c39604bdd2f7ee56274f580338"
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 5504 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- REGULATION OF SALES (Allows the sale of alcoholic beverages on New Year's Day by retail Class A licensees.)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **5504** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H5504.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **72–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- O'Brien — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-02-12** 02/12/2021 Introduced, referred to House Corporations `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-26** 02/26/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/02/2021)
- **2021-03-02** 03/02/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-04-08** 04/08/2021 Scheduled for consideration (04/12/2021)
- **2021-04-12** 04/12/2021 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-23** 04/23/2021 Placed on House Calendar (04/28/2021)
- **2021-04-28** 04/28/2021 House read and passed `passage`
- **2021-04-30** 04/30/2021 Referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-30** 04/30/2021 Scheduled for consideration (05/05/2021)
- **2021-05-05** 05/05/2021 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-07** 05/07/2021 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (05/11/2021)
- **2021-05-11** 05/11/2021 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-05-12** 05/12/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-19** 05/19/2021 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/f0b90ccc-29bf-43da-abf3-169c26cf08b0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).