SB 2199 Summary

• Adds a new category (item 35) to the definition of "qualified resort area" to include a municipality bordered on its northwestern boundary by the Pearl River, traversed by U.S. Highway 49 and Interstate 20, and located in a county that has voted against coming out from under the dry law.

• Allows governing authorities of municipalities described in items 6, 21, 24-31, 34, and 35 to specify by ordinance: hours of operation for facilities offering alcoholic beverages, the percentage of revenue required from food service versus beverage sales, and designated locations for such facilities.

• Requires an election in the applicable municipality with majority voter approval before the municipality can be designated as a qualified resort area under the new item 35 definition.

• Amends Section 67-1-16 to add provisions requiring an election before a municipality may be designated as a qualified resort area under the new item 35 classification.