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SB 0055 - Alcoholic Beverages; resealed partially consumed bottle of wine; uniform rules of the road

Tracking Level: Passed
Sponsor: Unterman,Renee 45th
Last Action: 5/14/2008 - Senate Date Signed by Governor
Senate Committee: RI&Util
House Committee: RegI
Assigned To:
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Staff Analysis of the Legislation

This bill would authorize restaurant patrons to remove for off-premises consumption a resealed partially consumed bottle of wine that was purchased with a food item. This bill would also provide that a resealed partially consumed bottle of wine that was purchased with a food item is not an open alcoholic beverage container for purposes of the prohibition against possessing an open container of alcohol in the passenger area of a motor vehicle.


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