l9n/ Mississippi

2025 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2837

Alcoholic beverage pricing; prevent discrimination against distributors and wholesalers.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on February 13, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO REQUIRE TRANSPARENCY IN ALE, BEER AND MALT BEVERAGE AND MALT COOLER PRICING THROUGHOUT THE STATE IN ORDER TO PROTECT MISSISSIPPI CONSUMERS; TO PROHIBIT DISCRIMINATION AGAINST DISTRIBUTORS AND WHOLESALERS REGARDING FAVORABLE PRICING, ALLOWANCES, REBATES, REFUNDS, COMMISSIONS OR DISCOUNTS; TO REQUIRE THAT BEFORE ALES, BEERS AND MALT BEVERAGES AND MALT COOLERS CAN BE SOLD TO A DISTRIBUTOR OR WHOLESALER, THE BREWERY OR DOCK PRICE OF THE ALE, BEER OR OTHER MALT BEVERAGE AND MALT COOLER BY BRAND AND CONTAINER SIZE MUST BE FILED WITH THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS SECTION; TO PROVIDE THAT THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE HAS THE AUTHORITY TO OVERSEE AND PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION; TO AMEND SECTION 67-1-37, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; 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 20 to February 13, 2025, 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 action3 actions on 3 days

In the SenateJan 20 to Feb 13 · stopped24 days

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyJan 20 to Feb 415 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 Senate Jan 20 – Feb 13

  1. Jan 20Referred to the Senate committee on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  2. Feb 4Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 13Died on the calendar in the Senate
All 3 actions, as published
  1. Jan 20Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
  2. Feb 4Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 13Died On CalendarSenate