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.)

H7975

2026 -- H 7975
========
LC005547
========

STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026
____________
A N A C T
RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES

Introduced By:
Representatives Speakman, Spears, and Boylan

Date Introduced:
February 27, 2026

Referred To:
House Small Business
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
1
SECTION 1. Chapter 3-7 of the General Laws entitled "Retail Licenses" is hereby amended
2
by adding thereto the following section:
3

3-7-30. Licensed retailers to provide drink covers upon request.

4

(a)(1) All holders of retail licenses authorized to sell intoxicating beverages to customers
5
for the purpose of onsite consumption shall upon request, provide a lid with a customer’s drink.
6
For purposes of this section, “lid” means a removable cover of any size that attaches to the rim of
7
a corresponding beverage container. The lid is not required to fit all containers in which alcoholic
8
beverages are served on the premises but shall fit at least one.
9

(2) A licensee subject to this subsection shall post the following notice in a prominent and
10
conspicuous location:
11

“Don’t get roofied! Drink lids available here. Ask a staff member for details.”
12

(b) The licensee may charge an additional fee for providing a lid with a customer’s drink,
13
which shall not exceed a reasonable amount based on the wholesale cost of those lids.
14

(c) This section does not prevent a licensee from offering lids to their customers free of
15
charge.
16

(d) A sole violation of this section, including the notice requirement in this section, shall
17
result only in a warning by the department for the first offense.

1
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
========
LC005547
========

LC005547 - Page 2 of 3
EXPLANATION
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
OF
A N A C T
RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES
***
1
This act would require licensed retailers authorized to sell intoxicating beverages to
2
provide a lid to a consumer upon request, and further require the licensed retailer to conspicuously
3
post the following notice “Don’t get roofied! Drink lids available here. Ask a staff member for
4
details.”
5
This act would take effect upon passage.
========
LC005547
========

LC005547 - Page 3 of 3