l9n/ Mississippi

2012 Regular Session

House Bill 1422

Beer; increase the amount of alcohol that it may contain from 5% by weight to 8% by weight.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Tourism Committee on April 3, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 67-3-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE PERMISSIBLE ALCOHOLIC CONTENT OF BEER FROM 5% OF ALCOHOL BY WEIGHT TO 8% OF ALCOHOL BY WEIGHT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 67-1-5, 67-3-1, 67-3-5, 67-3-7, 67-3-9, 67-3-13, 67-3-17, 67-3-28, 67-3-49, 67-3-53 AND 27-71-509, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

8 co-sponsors

Richard Bennett, Lester Carpenter, Casey Eure, Kevin McGee, John Read, Jessica Upshaw, David Baria, Randall Patterson

Its course

February 20 to April 3, 2012, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action9 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 20 to Mar 110 days

Ways and MeansFeb 20 to Feb 299 days

In the SenateMar 1 to Apr 3 · stopped33 days

Economic DevelopmentMar 7 to Mar 2720 days

TourismMar 27 to Apr 3 · stopped7 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Feb 20 – Mar 1

  1. Feb 20Referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
  2. Feb 29Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Mar 1Passed the House

In the Senate Mar 1 – Apr 3

  1. Mar 1Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Evans (91st), Smith (39th) and Rogers (61st))
  2. Mar 6Motion in the House to reconsider tabled
  3. Sent to the Senate
  4. Mar 7Referred to the Senate committees on Economic Development and on Tourism
  5. Mar 27Reported from EC to TO in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  6. Apr 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 9 actions, as published
  1. Feb 20Referred To Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 29Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Mar 1PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Mar 1Motion to Reconsider Entered (Evans (91st), Smith (39th), Rogers (61st))House of Representatives
  5. Mar 6Motion to Reconsider TabledHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 6Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 7Referred To Economic Development;TourismSenate
  8. Mar 27DR - TSDP: EC To TOSenate
  9. Apr 3Died In CommitteeSenate