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This bill repeals Section 3-7-19 of the Rhode Island General Laws, which currently prohibits retail liquor licenses from being issued for establishments located within 200 feet of public, private, or parochial schools and places of public worship. The existing law had complex provisions that allowed various local licensing boards to exempt specific properties from this distance restriction through individual applications. By completely removing this section, the bill would eliminate the statewide prohibition on liquor license proximity to schools and religious institutions, thereby giving local licensing boards more flexibility in granting retail liquor licenses without the current geographic constraints. The bill would take effect immediately upon passage, meaning that once signed into law, local licensing boards would no longer need to consider the 200-foot distance restriction when reviewing liquor license applications.

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