2025 Regular SessionMississippi Legislature

SB2851: Alcoholic beverages; allow persons to bring onto premises with on-premise retailer's permits in certain qualified resorts.

Legislative Summary

An Act To Amend Section 67-1-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, As Amended By Senate Bill No. 2145, 2025 Regular Session, As Amended By House Bill No. 1284, 2025 Regular Session, To Provide That, Where An On-premises Retailer's Permit Is Issued To An Establishment Located In A Qualified Resort Area Created By Section 67-1-5(o)(iii)(18), Persons In The Permitted Premises Are Allowed To Bring Alcoholic Beverages Into The Permitted Premises And To Possess, Store And Consume Those Alcoholic Beverages In The Permitted Premises; To Remove The Wine Fulfillment Provider's Permit Authorized Under Senate Bill No. 2145, 2025 Regular Session; To Amend Section 1, Senate Bill No. 2145, 2025 Regular Session, To Conform, And To Provide For The Obtaining Of A Direct Wine Shipper's Permit By A Fulfillment Provider; To Amend Section 9, Senate Bill No. 2145, 2025 Regular Session, To Change The Penalty For Violation Of The Direct Wine Shipment Law From A Misdemeanor Criminal Penalty To A Civil Penalty; And For Related Purposes.

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Bill History

1/20/2025
Referred To Finance
Senate
1/30/2025
Title Suff Do Pass
Senate
2/6/2025
Passed
Senate
2/7/2025
Transmitted To House
Senate
2/14/2025
Referred To State Affairs;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
DR - TSDPAA: SA To AC
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
DR - TSDPAA: AC To SA
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Amended
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Passed As Amended
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Returned For Concurrence
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
Senate
3/19/2025
Conferees Named Harkins,England,Carter
Senate
3/21/2025
Conferees Named Zuber,Clark,Ford (54th)
House of Representatives
3/31/2025
Conference Report Filed
Senate
3/31/2025
Conference Report Filed
House of Representatives
4/1/2025
Conference Report Adopted
Senate
4/1/2025
Conference Report Adopted
House of Representatives
4/1/2025
Motion to Reconsider Entered (Zuber, Johnson)
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Motion to Reconsider Tabled
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
Enrolled Bill Signed
Senate
4/7/2025
Enrolled Bill Signed
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Approved by Governor

Amendments

House Committee Amendment No 1

Committee Amendment No 1

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House Conference Report Adopted
4/1/2025
100
Yea
9
Nay
11
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Conference Report Adopted
4/1/2025
41
Yea
8
Nay
2
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Passed As Amended
3/11/2025
95
Yea
15
Nay
10
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Passed
2/6/2025
46
Yea
4
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/10/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Josh Harkins
Josh Harkins
Republican

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text4/7/202556.0 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text2/7/202545.7 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/24/202545.4 KB
Misc
Misc3/31/2025150.1 KB