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MS SB2063

Bill

Status

Passed

4/19/2022

Primary Sponsor

Tyler McCaughn

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Origin

Senate

2022 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Adds 16 new locations to the definition of "qualified resort area" where alcoholic beverage sales may be permitted, including specific municipalities identified by highway intersections, golf course clubhouses, event venues, and mixed-use development areas across Mississippi

  • Requires voter approval elections before certain municipalities can be designated as qualified resort areas, including municipalities bordered by the Pearl River and traversed by U.S. Highway 49 and Interstate 20, and municipalities with populations over 10,000 in counties bordered by the Pearl River

  • Authorizes governing authorities of newly added qualified resort area municipalities to regulate alcoholic beverage sales by ordinance, including setting hours of operation, food-to-beverage revenue percentages, and designated sales areas

  • Streamlines the statute by consolidating repetitive regulatory authority language that previously appeared separately under each municipality's listing into a single consolidated provision

  • Defines "warehouse operator" by reference to Senate Bill No. 2844, 2022 Regular Session, and takes effect July 1, 2022

Legislative Description

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

Last Action

Approved by Governor

4/19/2022

Committee Referrals

Ways and Means2/10/2022
Finance1/6/2022

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