---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- TEMPORARY EXTENDED SERVICE HOURS"
description: "Allows, but not require, local licensing authorities to grant temporary periods for extended indoor service hours under existing liquor licenses for certain 2026 FIFA World Cup Tournament matches."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 8009"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 8009 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alzate", "Cruz", "Giraldo", "Voas"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-02-27"
last_action: "2026-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/35f5652a-b3aa-46d9-ad75-67a167a2a2ce"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "d013b309fe31aa5c20e9873f67b5aea08e29596b572fea7e24606ad1d6363fc9"
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 8009 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- TEMPORARY EXTENDED SERVICE HOURS

Allows, but not require, local licensing authorities to grant temporary periods for extended indoor service hours under existing liquor licenses for certain 2026 FIFA World Cup Tournament matches.

## Version chain

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

1. **8009 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H8009A.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **60–8** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Alzate — primary (person)
- Cruz — primary (person)
- Giraldo — primary (person)
- Voas — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-27** 02/27/2026 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-20** 03/20/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/24/2026)
- **2026-03-24** 03/24/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2026-04-24** 04/24/2026 Scheduled for consideration (04/29/2026)
- **2026-04-24** 04/24/2026 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2026-04-29** 04/29/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-01** 05/01/2026 Placed on House Calendar (05/05/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-05-05** 05/05/2026 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2026-05-22** 05/22/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/28/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-05-28** 05/28/2026 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2026-05-28** 05/28/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-29** 05/29/2026 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/35f5652a-b3aa-46d9-ad75-67a167a2a2ce`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).