---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES"
description: "Allows for the issuance of a Class BV license for the property located at 1814 Broad Street in the city of Cranston."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 8483"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 8483 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["McNamara"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-04-29"
last_action: "2026-06-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e75e2403-345a-49d6-9898-270b165cdb15"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "44acaeac4cd39fbfa61b31b84a3564950023011309108ec019a505e84faf5304"
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 8483 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES

Allows for the issuance of a Class BV license for the property located at 1814 Broad Street in the city of Cranston.

## Version chain

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

1. **8483** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H8483.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **72–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- McNamara — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-04-29** 04/29/2026 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-05-01** 05/01/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/07/2026)
- **2026-05-07** 05/07/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2026-06-05** 06/05/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/08/2026)
- **2026-06-08** 06/08/2026 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-06-10** 06/10/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/11/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-06-11** 06/11/2026 House read and passed `passage`
- **2026-06-11** 06/11/2026 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/11/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-06-11** 06/11/2026 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2026-06-18** 06/18/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-06-26** 06/26/2026 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/e75e2403-345a-49d6-9898-270b165cdb15`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).