---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - MANUFACTURING AND WHOLESALE LICENSES (Authorizes manufacturer-breweries to sell up to three (3) drinks on premises per visitor per day, where a drink is defined as up to sixteen ounces (16 oz.).)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - MANUFACTURING AND WHOLESALE LICENSES (Authorizes manufacturer-breweries to sell up to three (3) drinks on premises per visitor per day, where a drink is defined as up to sixteen ounces (16 oz.).)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "SB 2492"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 2492 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Lawson", "Murray", "Raptakis", "Seveney"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-03-01"
last_action: "2022-06-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e6a4faa5-1aa2-49d0-93d3-d2c7b1e267a9"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "569e90dabe3f7168522e843dcdccb854aebfd9dca83a985159dd66cbd4cbe3d1"
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 SB 2492 (2022) — AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - MANUFACTURING AND WHOLESALE LICENSES (Authorizes manufacturer-breweries to sell up to three (3) drinks on premises per visitor per day, where a drink is defined as up to sixteen ounces (16 oz.).)

## Version chain

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

1. **2492 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText22/SenateText22/S2492A.pdf)

## Votes

- LICENSES — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- IN CONCURRENCE — **59–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bell — primary (person)
- Lawson — primary (person)
- Murray — primary (person)
- Raptakis — primary (person)
- Seveney — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-03-01** 03/01/2022 Introduced, referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-18** 03/18/2022 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/23/2022)
- **2022-03-23** 03/23/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2022-05-06** 05/06/2022 Scheduled for consideration (05/10/2022)
- **2022-05-09** 05/09/2022 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2022-05-10** 05/10/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-05-10** 05/10/2022 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/12/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-05-12** 05/12/2022 Senate passed Sub A `passage`
- **2022-05-13** 05/13/2022 Referred to House Committee on Small Business `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-20** 05/20/2022 Scheduled for consideration
- **2022-05-20** 05/20/2022 Meeting postponed (05/26/2022)
- **2022-06-03** 06/03/2022 Scheduled for consideration (06/07/2022)
- **2022-06-07** 06/07/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-06-15** 06/15/2022 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/17/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-06-17** 06/17/2022 House passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2022-06-21** 06/21/2022 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-06-27** 06/27/2022 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/e6a4faa5-1aa2-49d0-93d3-d2c7b1e267a9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).