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2012 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2607

Local option law; revise definition of the term "restaurant."

Became law as Chapter 428, Laws of 2012, signed April 18, 2012, 58 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 67-1-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCLUDE IN THE DEFINITION OF "RESTAURANT" UNDER THE LOCAL OPTION ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW, ANY PRIVATELY OWNED BUSINESS IN A BUILDING IN A HISTORIC DISTRICT WHERE THE DISTRICT IS LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AND WHERE THE BUSINESS REGULARLY UTILIZES 10,000 SQUARE FEET OR MORE IN A BUILDING FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES THAT SERVES FOOD TO GUESTS FOR COMPENSATION WITHIN THE BUILDING AND DERIVES THE MAJORITY OF ITS REVENUE FROM CERTAIN EVENT-RELATED FEES; 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 Senate

2 co-sponsors

Robert L. Jackson, John Horhn

Its course

February 20 to April 18, 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 11 days

In the SenateFeb 20 to Mar 1221 days

Economic DevelopmentFeb 20 to Feb 299 days

TourismFeb 29 to Mar 11 day

In the House of RepresentativesMar 12 to Apr 423 days

Ways and MeansMar 19 to Apr 315 days

With the GovernorApr 4 to Apr 1814 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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What happened

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

In the Senate Feb 20 โ€“ Mar 12

  1. Referred to the Senate committees on Economic Development and on Tourism
  2. Reported as a committee substitute from EC to TO in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  4. Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Mar 14 โ€“ Apr 4

  1. Sent to the House
  2. Referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
  3. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Passed the House

To the Governor Apr 5 โ€“ Apr 18

  1. Returned to the Senate for enrolling
  2. Enrolled bill signed in the Senate
  3. Enrolled bill signed in the House
  4. Approved by the Governor
All 13 actions, as published