Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on March 15, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.
2012 Regular Session
House Bill 973
Alcoholic beverages; authorize permits that allow sampling or tasting events at package retail stores.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 67-1-51, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, RELATING TO THE LOCAL OPTION ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW, TO PROVIDE THAT A PACKAGE RETAILER'S PERMIT SHALL AUTHORIZE THE HOLDER TO SAMPLE NEW PRODUCT FURNISHED BY A MANUFACTURER'S REPRESENTATIVE OR HIS EMPLOYEES AT THE PERMITTED PLACE OF BUSINESS; TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE TO ISSUE TEMPORARY TASTING PERMIT AND TASTING PERMITS; TO PROVIDE THAT A TEMPORARY TASTING PERMIT MAY BE ISSUED TO A PACKAGE RETAILER TO AUTHORIZE ONE TASTING OR SAMPLING EVENT TO BE CONDUCTED AT THE PACKAGE RETAILER'S PERMITTED PLACE OF BUSINESS DURING WHICH TASTES OR SAMPLES OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES MAY BE OFFERED OR SERVED TO CONSUMERS AT NO COST; TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF SUCH PERMITS THAT MAY BE ISSUED TO A PACKAGE RETAILER IN A CALENDAR YEAR; TO PROVIDE THAT A TASTING PERMIT MAY BE ISSUED TO A PACKAGE RETAILER WHICH SHALL AUTHORIZE TASTING OR SAMPLING EVENTS TO BE CONDUCTED AT THE PACKAGE RETAILER'S PERMITTED PLACE OF BUSINESS DURING WHICH TASTES OR SAMPLES OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES MAY BE OFFERED OR SERVED TO CONSUMERS AT NO COST; TO PROVIDE THAT THE HOLDER OF A TASTING PERMIT MAY CONDUCT NOT MORE THAN 12 TASTING OR SAMPLING EVENTS A YEAR; TO LIMIT THE DURATION OF TASTING OR SAMPLING EVENTS AUTHORIZED BY SUCH PERMITS AND THE AMOUNT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE THAT MAY BE SERVED TO ANY ONE PERSON AT SUCH EVENTS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PRODUCT TASTED OR SAMPLED AT SUCH EVENTS MUST BE A PRODUCT THAT IS IN THE INVENTORY OF THE PACKAGE RETAILER CONDUCTING THE EVENT; TO AMEND SECTION 27-71-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THE LICENSE TAX CHARGED FOR TEMPORARY TASTING PERMIT AND TASTING PERMITS; TO AMEND SECTION 67-1-75, 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
Sponsor
Its course
February 20 to March 15, 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 action10 actions on 5 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 20 to Mar 15 · stopped24 days
Ways and MeansFeb 20 to Mar 615 days
Ways and MeansMar 15 to Mar 15 · stopped0 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 15
- Feb 20Referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
- Mar 6Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
- Mar 12Committee substitute adopted in the House
- Failed in the House
- Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Holland, Smith (39th) and Rogers (61st))
- Mar 13Motion in the House to reconsider lost
- Mar 15Reconsidered in the House
- In the House: Rules Suspended
- Recommitted to committee in the House
- Died in committee in the House
All 10 actions, as published
- Feb 20Referred To Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
- Mar 6Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
- Mar 12Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
- Mar 12FailedHouse of Representatives
- Mar 12Motion to Reconsider Entered (Holland, Smith (39th), Rogers (61st))House of Representatives
- Mar 13Motion to Reconsider LostHouse of Representatives
- Mar 15ReconsideredHouse of Representatives
- Mar 15Rules SuspendedHouse of Representatives
- Mar 15Recommitted to CommitteeHouse of Representatives
- Mar 15Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives