---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES"
description: "Requires licensed retailers authorized to sell intoxicating beverages to provide a lid to a consumer upon request."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 3000"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 3000 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Acosta", "DiMario", "Kallman", "Lauria", "Mack", "Murray", "Tikoian", "Ujifusa", "Valverde", "Vargas"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-03-04"
last_action: "2026-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9d8b25bb-a7a1-4772-95b1-9e71f91a6fd1"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "edef56ce72943fd44367a49ed1a9b8932e3f28b0db0165e0ca7c33c07eab66f6"
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 3000 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES

Requires licensed retailers authorized to sell intoxicating beverages to provide a lid to a consumer upon request.

## Version chain

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

1. **3000 SUB B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S3000B.pdf)

## Votes

- In Concurrence — **37–1** (pass) · upper
- PASSAGE — **62–10** (pass) · upper
- Passage — **37–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Acosta — primary (person)
- DiMario — primary (person)
- Kallman — primary (person)
- Lauria — primary (person)
- Mack — primary (person)
- Murray — primary (person)
- Tikoian — primary (person)
- Ujifusa — primary (person)
- Valverde — primary (person)
- Vargas — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-03-04** 03/04/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-04-24** 04/24/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/29/2026)
- **2026-04-29** 04/29/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2026-05-08** 05/08/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/14/2026)
- **2026-05-13** 05/13/2026 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2026-05-14** 05/14/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-15** 05/15/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/19/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-05-19** 05/19/2026 Senate passed Sub A `passage`
- **2026-05-20** 05/20/2026 Referred to House Committee on Small Business `referral-committee`
- **2026-06-08** 06/08/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/10/2026)
- **2026-06-08** 06/08/2026 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2026-06-10** 06/10/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub B `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 passed Sub B `passage`
- **2026-06-11** 06/11/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/11/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-06-11** 06/11/2026 Senate passed Sub B in concurrence `passage`
- **2026-06-16** 06/16/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-06-18** 06/18/2026 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/9d8b25bb-a7a1-4772-95b1-9e71f91a6fd1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).