---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES (Exempts the property located at 777 Elmwood Avenue, Providence, Rhode Island from the provisions of this section in order to hold a Class BL license.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES (Exempts the property located at 777 Elmwood Avenue, Providence, Rhode Island from the provisions of this section in order to hold a Class BL license.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 8302"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 8302 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Slater"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2022-06-01"
last_action: "2022-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/818d9ef0-fb22-4c2f-a7ef-1ad53e2f9d89"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "c978a243116b1495ced28c258f108822d41dfae152794ed4a7e446006e6d2376"
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 8302 (2022) — AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES (Exempts the property located at 777 Elmwood Avenue, Providence, Rhode Island from the provisions of this section in order to hold a Class BL license.)

## Version chain

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

1. **8302** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText22/HouseText22/H8302.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **70–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Slater — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-06-01** 06/01/2022 Introduced, referred to House Corporations `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-06-03** 06/03/2022 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/07/2022)
- **2022-06-07** 06/07/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2022-06-15** 06/15/2022 Scheduled for consideration (06/17/2022)
- **2022-06-17** 06/17/2022 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-06-19** 06/19/2022 Placed on House Calendar (06/21/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-06-21** 06/21/2022 House read and passed `passage`
- **2022-06-21** 06/21/2022 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/22/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-06-22** 06/22/2022 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2022-06-22** 06/22/2022 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-06-30** 06/30/2022 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/818d9ef0-fb22-4c2f-a7ef-1ad53e2f9d89`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).