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2020 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2253

Alcoholic beverages; revise definition of qualified resort area, revise provisions regarding certain permits and sales.

Became law as Chapter 458, Laws of 2020, signed July 8, 2020, 159 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 REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "QUALIFIED RESORT AREA" UNDER THE LOCAL OPTION ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW; TO AMEND SECTION 67-1-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES FOR CERTAIN RESORT AREAS TO PROVIDE, BY ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION, THAT PACKAGE RETAILER'S PERMITS MAY BE ISSUED IN THE APPLICABLE RESORT AREAS AND THAT ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES MAY BE RECEIVED, STORED, SOLD, POSSESSED AND DISTRIBUTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH PERMITS; TO AMEND SECTION 67-1-37, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DELETE THE PROHIBITION AGAINST THE SALE OR CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AT ANY PUBLIC ATHLETIC EVENT AT ANY PUBLIC SCHOOL, COMMUNITY OR JUNIOR COLLEGE, COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY; TO AMEND SECTION 67-1-16, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE AN ELECTION TO BE HELD BEFORE CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES MAY BE DESIGNATED A QUALIFIED RESORT AREA UNDER THE LOCAL OPTION ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW; TO AMEND SECTION 67-1-77, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW THE HOLDER OF A MANUFACTURER'S PERMIT IN A CERTAIN LOCATION TO HAVE A FINANCIAL INTEREST IN A PREMISES UPON WHICH ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ARE SOLD AT RETAIL; TO AMEND SECTION 67-1-51, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW THE HOLDER OF AN ON-PREMISES RETAILER'S PERMIT TO SELL ONE BOTTLE OF WINE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE LICENSED PREMISES FOR EVERY TWO ENTREES ORDERED AS PART OF A CARRY-OUT ORDER; 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

Its course

January 31 to July 8, 2020, 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 action23 actions on 18 days

In the SenateJan 31 to Mar 1039 days

FinanceJan 31 to Feb 2525 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 10 to Jun 1092 days

Ways and MeansMar 25 to Jun 976 days

Back in the SenateJun 10 to Jul 222 days

With the GovernorJul 2 to Jul 86 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

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 Jan 31 – Mar 10

  1. Referred to the Senate committee on Finance
  2. Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Mar 11 – Jun 10

  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 as amended
  4. Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

Back in the Senate Jun 11 – Jul 2

  1. Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Hood, Lamar and Steverson)
  2. Reconsidered in the House
  3. Amended in the House
  4. Passed the House as amended
  5. Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
  6. Declined in the Senate to concur, and invited a conference
  7. Conferees named in the Senate: Harkins, Doty and Parks
  8. Conferees named in the House: Lamar, Steverson and Massengill
  9. Conference report filed in the Senate
  10. Conference report filed in the House
  11. Conference report adopted in the Senate
  12. Conference report adopted in the House
  13. Enrolled bill signed in the Senate

To the Governor Jul 2 – Jul 8

  1. Enrolled bill signed in the House
  2. Approved by the Governor
All 23 actions, as published