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

PS 1391Para enmendar el Artículo 5050.15 de la Ley 1 de 2011, según enmendada, conocida como “Código de Rentas Internas para un Nuevo Puerto Rico”, a los fines de fortalecer los requisitos de verificación de edad en establecimientos que vendan bebidas alcohólicas, y para otros fines relacionados.Dead

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.

PC 1083Para establecer la “Ley para la Protección de la Juventud y Control del Consumo de Bebidas Alcohólicas en Puerto Rico”, a los fines de prohibir la venta, distribución y consumo de bebidas alcohólicas a personas menores de veintiún (21) años, imponer sanciones por incumplimiento, crear programas educativos y de prevención, así como otros fines relacionados.In committee

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 LawSignals covers

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.

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.