l9n/ Mississippi

2012 Regular Session

House Bill 928

Alcoholic beverages; authorize municipalities in dry counties to vote to come out from under the dry law for limited sales.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on April 11, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 67-1-14 AND 67-1-37, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT MUNICIPALITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF NOT LESS THAN 5,000 ACCORDING TO THE LATEST FEDERAL CENSUS AND LOCATED IN COUNTIES THAT HAVE VOTED AGAINST COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE DRY LAW MAY AUTHORIZE THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES PURSUANT TO AN ELECTION; TO PROVIDE THAT THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN SUCH MUNICIPALITIES SHALL BE LIMITED ONLY TO THOSE OCCURRING ON THE PREMISES OF RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF SUCH MUNICIPALITIES MAY ADOPT ORDINANCES RESTRICTING THE HOURS AND DAYS DURING WHICH SUCH SALES MAY BE MADE AND PROVIDING FOR OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; 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

Its course

February 20 to April 11, 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 action13 actions on 8 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 20 to Mar 716 days

Ways and MeansFeb 20 to Feb 299 days

In the SenateMar 7 to Apr 11 · stopped35 days

Economic DevelopmentMar 16 to Apr 217 days

TourismApr 2 to Apr 20 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 7

  • Senate committee amendmentPending

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 7

  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 6Amendment failed in the House
  4. Failed in the House
  5. Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Smith (39th), Rogers (61st) and Holland)
  6. Mar 7Reconsidered in the House
  7. Amended in the House
  8. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Mar 9 – Apr 11

  1. Mar 9Sent to the Senate
  2. Mar 16Referred to the Senate committees on Economic Development and on Tourism
  3. Apr 2Reported as amended from EC to TO in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  5. Apr 11Died on the calendar in the Senate
All 13 actions, as published
  1. Feb 20Referred To Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 29Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Mar 6Amendment FailedHouse of Representatives
  4. Mar 6FailedHouse of Representatives
  5. Mar 6Motion to Reconsider Entered (Smith (39th), Rogers (61st), Holland)House of Representatives
  6. Mar 7ReconsideredHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 7AmendedHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 7Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 9Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  10. Mar 16Referred To Economic Development;TourismSenate
  11. Apr 2DR - TSDPAA: EC To TOSenate
  12. Apr 2Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedSenate
  13. Apr 11Died On CalendarSenate