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2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2838

Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law; revise definition of "qualified resort area."

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on March 30, 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 REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "QUALIFIED RESORT AREA" UNDER THE LOCAL OPTION ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW; 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

1 co-sponsor

Andy Berry

Its course

January 19 to March 30, 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 action17 actions on 11 days

In the SenateJan 19 to Feb 416 days

FinanceJan 19 to Jan 2910 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 4 to Mar 529 days

State AffairsFeb 6 to Feb 2620 days

Back in the SenateMar 5 to Mar 30 · stopped25 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 5

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 19 – Feb 4

  1. Jan 19Referred to the Senate committee on Finance
  2. Jan 29Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 4Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 5 – Mar 5

  1. Feb 5Sent to the House
  2. Feb 6Referred to the House committee on State Affairs
  3. Feb 26Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Mar 5Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

Back in the Senate Mar 5 – Mar 30

  1. Mar 5Released in the House to be sent on at once
  2. Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
  3. Mar 6Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Newman, Zuber and Johnson)
  4. Motion in the House to reconsider tabled
  5. Mar 17Declined in the Senate to concur, and invited a conference
  6. Mar 24Conferees named in the Senate: Harkins, Michel and Barrett
  7. Conferees named in the House: Zuber, Powell and Yates
  8. Mar 30Died in conference in the Senate
All 17 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To FinanceSenate
  2. Jan 29Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 4Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 4PassedSenate
  5. Feb 5Transmitted To HouseSenate
  6. Feb 6Referred To State AffairsHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 26Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 5AmendedHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 5Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  10. Mar 5Immediate ReleaseHouse of Representatives
  11. Mar 5Returned For ConcurrenceHouse of Representatives
  12. Mar 6Motion to Reconsider Entered (Newman, Zuber, Johnson)House of Representatives
  13. Mar 6Motion to Reconsider TabledHouse of Representatives
  14. Mar 17Decline to Concur/Invite ConfSenate
  15. Mar 24Conferees Named Harkins,Michel,BarrettSenate
  16. Mar 24Conferees Named Zuber,Powell,YatesHouse of Representatives
  17. Mar 30Died In ConferenceSenate