The House General Laws Committee on Oct. 12, 2025, voted to report House Bill 1703, patroned by Chair Bolivar, which would remove certain provisions of the statutory exceptions to tied-house limitations. The committee reported the bill out by a roll call of 21 to 0.

The bill was presented to the full committee after being reported unanimously by the ABC gaming subcommittee. Committee members did not record substantive debate on the floor during the committee report; the subcommittee report summarized the change as removing specified exceptions to tied-house limits.

The action recorded was a motion to report the subcommittee recommendation, followed by a second and a roll call. The clerk recorded the final tally as 21 yes, 0 no. No amendments or additional directions to staff were recorded in the transcript.

The bill is listed as reported from committee and will proceed through the chamber’s process for bills reported out of committee.