PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island’s restaurant industry wants to extend a pandemic state-of-emergency rule that allows eateries to sell alcohol along with takeout orders.
They have the backing of some lawmakers.
The House passed a bill in March that would allow beer, wine and cocktails to be sold with takeout orders through the end of this year.
An initial Senate version of the legislation would have made the last call for takeout drinks the end of 2022, but that was changed to next March 2022 in a revised version that passed the Senate special legislation committee Wednesday.
The House and Senate are still negotiating about a final version of the bill.
