l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 674

Alcoholic beverages; authorize the sale of wine at grocery stores.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on February 12, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 67-1-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE THE TERM "GROCERY STORE" UNDER THE LOCAL OPTION ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW; TO AMEND SECTION 67-1-51, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE TO ISSUE GROCERY STORE WINE-ONLY RETAILER'S PERMITS THAT AUTHORIZE THE HOLDER THEREOF TO SELL WINE AT RETAIL AT A GROCERY STORE IN ORIGINAL SEALED AND UNOPENED PACKAGES NOT TO BE CONSUMED ON THE PREMISES WHERE SOLD; TO PROVIDE THAT THE HOLDER OF A PACKAGE RETAILER'S PERMIT MAY SELL OTHER PRODUCTS AND MERCHANDISE, EXCEPT BEER, BUT MUST DERIVE AT LEAST 50% OF THE REVENUE OF THE LICENSED PREMISES FROM THE RETAIL SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN ORIGINAL SEALED AND UNOPENED PACKAGES NOT TO BE CONSUMED ON THE LICENSED PREMISES; TO REVISE THE TYPE OF PERMITS FOR WHICH CERTAIN TEMPORARY PERMITS MAY BE ISSUED; TO AUTHORIZE A PERSON TO OWN OR CONTROL ANY INTEREST IN NO MORE THAN SIX PACKAGE RETAILER'S PERMITS; TO AMEND SECTION 27-71-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THE LICENSE TAX REQUIRED FOR GROCERY STORE WINE-ONLY RETAILER'S PERMITS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 67-1-41, 67-1-75, 67-1-83 AND 67-1-85, 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

Its course

January 14 to February 12, 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 action4 actions on 4 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 14 to Feb 12 · stopped29 days

State AffairsJan 14 to Feb 320 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 14 – Feb 12

  1. Referred to the House committee on State Affairs
  2. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Read the third time in the House
  4. Died on the calendar in the House
All 4 actions, as published