AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- TAXATION OF BEVERAGES

HB 5735 updates tax reporting for alcohol retailers and adjusts motor fuel tax allocations. It requires Class A alcohol licensees (wholesale/retail sellers) to submit annual sales and tax data by February 1, with the tax administrator compiling county-level reports for state finance committees by May 1. The bill also modifies how motor fuel tax proceeds are distributed, including a new 2015 allocation of $0.035 per gallon to the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority for Sakonnet River Bridge maintenance, replacing tolls on that bridge. These changes affect alcohol businesses, transportation authorities, and state budget allocations without creating new taxes.