---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES (Allows Little Sister located at 737 Hope Street in Providence to obtain a class B liquor license to sell beer and wine.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES (Allows Little Sister located at 737 Hope Street in Providence to obtain a class B liquor license to sell beer and wine.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 6239"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 6239 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcoholic Beverages", "Licenses", "Liquor", "Providence"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kislak"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-04-14"
last_action: "2021-07-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6838b929-8400-4b67-b365-772a89c17864"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "86aa69a3e7a6563ae68994d086b035f34e1a207ce6763a02a5b703534e4e06b3"
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 6239 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES (Allows Little Sister located at 737 Hope Street in Providence to obtain a class B liquor license to sell beer and wine.)

## Version chain

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

1. **6239** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H6239.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **71–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kislak — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-04-14** 04/14/2021 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-30** 04/30/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/06/2021)
- **2021-05-06** 05/06/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-06-04** 06/04/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/10/2021)
- **2021-06-10** 06/10/2021 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-11** 06/11/2021 Placed on House Calendar (06/15/2021)
- **2021-06-15** 06/15/2021 House read and passed `passage`
- **2021-06-16** 06/16/2021 Referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-18** 06/18/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/23/2021)
- **2021-06-23** 06/23/2021 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-29** 06/29/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (07/01/2021)
- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-07-06** 07/06/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-14** 07/14/2021 Effective without Governor's signature `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6838b929-8400-4b67-b365-772a89c17864`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).