Puerto Rico alcohol bills
Every alcohol bill in the Puerto Rico Legislature, what each would do, and where it stands. 47 states enacted alcohol laws in the 2025 and 2026 sessions. Puerto Rico has bills in progress and none enacted yet.
- Bills in scope
- 3bills in scope
- Past committee
- 0past committee
- Most recent action
- 17 August 2026most recent action
Alcohol bills in Puerto Rico
The bills not yet law, furthest along first, with what each would do.
3Introduced or inactive
3 bills in scope
Introduced or inactive
3
What it would do: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to strengthen age verification requirements for alcohol sales by requiring identification from anyone appearing under 27 years old and establishing progressive administrative penalties: first violation $600-$1,000, second violation $1,500-$3,000 or six-month license suspension, third violation indefinite license suspension.
What it would do: Orders Puerto Rico's Department of Treasury to establish mandatory security camera installation and operation as a requirement for obtaining, renewing, or transferring retail alcohol sales licenses under the Internal Revenue Code Chapter 2, Subchapter B.
What it would do: Prohibits the sale, distribution, and consumption of alcoholic beverages by persons under twenty-one years old in Puerto Rico, with exceptions for religious ceremonies. Establishes fines of $2,500 for first violations and $5,000 for subsequent violations, and requires sellers to verify age with valid identification.
Bill titles link to the Puerto Rico Legislature's own page.
What counts as alcohol legislation
In scope: Direct-to-consumer shipping and delivery; three-tier, distribution and franchise; licensing and retail permits; excise taxes and fees; hemp and THC beverages; and underage sales and liability.
Questions
Does Puerto Rico have an alcohol law?
None of the 3 alcohol bills in the Puerto Rico Legislature has been enacted in the 2025 and 2026 sessions.
Are these summaries reviewed by a lawyer?
No. Which bills count as Alcohol bills, and the line on what each law requires or each bill would do, are drafted by software from the bill's own text and not reviewed by an attorney. Every bill links to the legislature's own record: read the text before relying on it. The list covers bills from the 2025 and 2026 sessions.
Other practice areas in Puerto Rico
- AI in Puerto Rico29
- Cannabis in Puerto Rico19
- Children's Online Safety in Puerto Rico1
- Employment in Puerto Rico1
- Healthcare in Puerto Rico27
- Insurance in Puerto Rico6
- Packaging and PFAS in Puerto Rico2
- Payments and fintech in Puerto Rico5
- Rental housing in Puerto Rico2
- Tobacco and nicotine in Puerto Rico5
- Transportation in Puerto Rico2
- All jurisdictions
Alcohol legislation in other jurisdictions
52 more currently hold bills in this tracker
- Massachusetts153
- Maryland142
- New York118
- New Jersey114
- Mississippi56
- Montana53
- Texas49
- West Virginia48
- Oklahoma44
- Michigan39
- Pennsylvania38
- Iowa36
- Virginia33
- Illinois32
- Missouri32
- California31
- Hawaii30
- Rhode Island27
- South Carolina27
- Connecticut25
- Tennessee25
- Washington25
- Florida24
- Indiana24
- New Hampshire24
- Kentucky20
- Louisiana20
- Maine18
- Alabama17
- Arkansas16
- Delaware16
- Congress16
- Minnesota15
- North Carolina15
- Nebraska15
- Arizona14
- Georgia13
- Idaho13
- Vermont13
- Kansas11
- Colorado10
- New Mexico10
- Oregon10
- District of Columbia9
- Ohio9
- South Dakota9
- Alaska7
- North Dakota6
- Nevada6
- Utah6
- Wisconsin6
- Wyoming3
Know when Puerto Rico's alcohol law changes
An alert when a bill moves, and one report a month on what changed in every state and Congress.