SB 2906 Summary

• Changes Mississippi's default alcohol policy from prohibition to legalization statewide effective January 1, 2020, allowing manufacture, sale, distribution, and possession of alcoholic beverages.

• Permits individual counties to vote to institute prohibition through local option elections upon petition signed by 20% or 1,500 qualified electors (whichever is less), with elections held within 60 days of petition filing.

• Allows municipalities in prohibition counties to hold separate elections to authorize alcohol sales if they meet population thresholds (5,000+ residents or are county seats).

• Requires sealed vehicle transportation of alcoholic beverages through counties that have voted to institute prohibition, with documentation from the Department of Revenue.

• Updates references throughout Mississippi Code from "State Tax Commission" to "Department of Revenue" and replaces "dry law" language with "prohibition" terminology to reflect the legalization-default approach.