MS SB2457

Amends Section 67-1-5 of the Mississippi Code to revise the definition of "qualified resort area" under the Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law.

Expands the definition of qualified resort area to include land owned by state institutions of higher learning, entities bound by affiliation agreements with such institutions, or entities solely owned by institutions of higher learning and their affiliated entities, located in counties that have not permitted light wine and beer sales.

Adds two new geographic options for qualified resort areas: areas adjacent to municipalities that have permitted light wine and beer sales, or a specific area bounded by College View Drive, Mississippi Highway 12 East, Mill Street, Russell Street, Colonel Muldrow Avenue, University Drive, and Adkerson Way within a municipality traversed by Mississippi Highways 25 and 12 and U.S. Highway 82.

Incorporates any previously declared qualified resort areas on such land before July 1, 2020 into the new qualified resort area designation.

Takes effect July 1, 2024.