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MS SB2229

Bill

Status

Failed

3/5/2024

Primary Sponsor

Walter Michel

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Origin

Senate

2024 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Defines "grocery store" as a physical establishment with an inventory of human-consumable items located in a wet county, municipality, judicial district or area.

  • Authorizes the Department of Revenue to issue "grocery store wine-only retailer's permits" allowing the sale of wine only in original sealed and unopened packages not for on-premises consumption, effective July 1, 2025.

  • Prohibits grocery store wine permits from being issued within 500 feet of an existing package retailer's permit holder prior to July 1, 2025.

  • Increases the limit on package retailer's permits a person may own from one to six permits.

  • Modifies package retailer's permit requirements to allow sale of other products and merchandise (except beer) provided at least 50% of licensed premises revenue derives from alcoholic beverage sales, and establishes a $900 annual license tax for grocery store wine-only retailer permits.

Legislative Description

Alcoholic beverages; authorize the sale of wine in grocery stores.

Last Action

Died In Committee

3/5/2024

Committee Referrals

Finance2/2/2024

Full Bill Text

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