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2026 Regular Session

House Bill 561

Lottery tickets; authorize alcohol package retailer's permit holders to be lottery retailers and sell.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Gaming Committee on March 3, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-115-55, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A HOLDER OF A PACKAGE RETAILER'S PERMIT ISSUED UNDER THE LOCAL OPTION ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW IS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY TO BECOME A LOTTERY RETAILER UNDER THE ALYCE G. CLARKE MISSISSIPPI LOTTERY LAW; TO AMEND SECTION 67-1-51, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE HOLDER OF A PACKAGE RETAILER'S PERMIT IS A LOTTERY RETAILER UNDER THE ALYCE G. CLARKE MISSISSIPPI LOTTERY LAW, THE PERMIT HOLDER MAY SELL LOTTERY TICKETS; 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

January 13 to March 3, 2026, 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 action7 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Feb 1230 days

State AffairsJan 13 to Feb 321 days

In the SenateFeb 12 to Mar 3 · stopped19 days

GamingFeb 20 to Mar 3 · stopped11 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 Jan 13 – Feb 12

  1. Jan 13Referred to the House committee on State Affairs
  2. Feb 3Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 11Read the third time in the House
  4. Feb 12Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 13 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 13Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 20Referred to the Senate committees on Gaming and on Finance
  3. Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13Referred To State AffairsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 3Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 11Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 12PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 13Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 20Referred To Gaming;FinanceSenate
  7. Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate