AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ORDINANCES (Authorizes East Providence to issue licenses to any business seeking to engage in the business of operating a hotel, motel, inn, or boardinghouse and that business first obtains approval from chief of police, building inspector and the mayor.)

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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026
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A N A C T
RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ORDINANCES

Introduced By:
Representatives Furtado, Dawson, and Boylan

Date Introduced:
February 27, 2026

Referred To:
House Municipal Government & Housing
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
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SECTION 1. Chapter 45-6 of the General Laws entitled "Ordinances" is hereby amended
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by adding thereto the following section:
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45-6-13. Hotel, motel, inn, boardinghouse, or catering establishment – Application;
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approval.

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The city of East Providence, is hereby authorized and empowered to provide, by ordinance,
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for the discretionary issuance and revocation of licenses to any person or business entity seeking to
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engage in the business of operating a hotel, motel, inn, boardinghouse, or catering establishment,
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to establish reasonable fees for the issuance and revocation, and to promulgate, by ordinance,
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reasonable rules and regulations as to the duration, location, number, and operation of those licenses
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within the city. Prior to issuance of a license by the city clerk, pursuant to this section, any person
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or business entity seeking to engage in the business of operating a hotel, motel, inn, boardinghouse,
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or catering establishment shall first obtain approval of the chief of police, the building inspector
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and the mayor.
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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EXPLANATION
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
OF
A N A C T
RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ORDINANCES
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This act would authorize the city of East Providence to issue licenses to any person or
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business entity seeking to engage in the business of operating a hotel, motel, inn, boardinghouse,
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or catering establishment. The act would also provide that the business in question first obtains
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approval from the chief of police, the building inspector and the mayor.
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This act would take effect upon passage.
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