---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES (Amends the hours of operation for Class A liquor license holders in Pawtucket.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES (Amends the hours of operation for Class A liquor license holders in Pawtucket.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "SB 2490"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 2490 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mendes"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-03-01"
last_action: "2022-06-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/85cacb3f-c978-4c7a-8b5f-3d404f643bdb"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "795f2e34b99488a7d8541923ac6c65a4dc2938b00cb40a5d66342315794fdb2f"
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 2490 (2022) — AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES (Amends the hours of operation for Class A liquor license holders in Pawtucket.)

## Version chain

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

1. **2490** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText22/SenateText22/S2490.pdf)

## Votes

- Passage — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- IN CONCURRENCE — **66–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mendes — 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`
- **2022-03-04** 03/04/2022 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/09/2022)
- **2022-03-09** 03/09/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2022-04-29** 04/29/2022 Scheduled for consideration (05/04/2022)
- **2022-05-04** 05/04/2022 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-05-05** 05/05/2022 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/10/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-05-10** 05/10/2022 Senate read and passed `passage`
- **2022-05-11** 05/11/2022 Referred to House Municipal Government & Housing `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-20** 05/20/2022 Scheduled for consideration (05/26/2022)
- **2022-05-26** 05/26/2022 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-05-27** 05/27/2022 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (05/31/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-05-31** 05/31/2022 House passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2022-05-31** 05/31/2022 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-06-07** 06/07/2022 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/85cacb3f-c978-4c7a-8b5f-3d404f643bdb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).