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MS HB572

MS HB572
Alcoholic beverages; revise definition of "qualified resort area" under the Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law.


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Introduced
01/18/2021
In Committee
02/16/2021
Crossed Over
02/03/2021
Passed
04/01/2021
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
04/16/2021

Introduced Session

2021 Regular Session

Bill Summary

An Act To Amend Section 67-1-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of The Term "qualified Resort Area" Under The Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law To Include A Certain Area Within A Municipality, Situated South Of Interstate Highway 10, Traversed By U.s. Highway 90, Is Partially Bordered On One (1) Side By The Pascagoula River And Having Its Most Southern Boundary Bordered By The Gulf Of Mexico, With A Population Greater Than 22,000 According To The 2010 Federal Decennial Census; To Amend Section 67-1-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Restrictions On The Manufacturing, Sale Or Storage Of Intoxicating Liquors Within Certain Distances Of Churches, Schools And Funeral Homes Shall Not Apply To The Sale Or Storage Of Alcoholic Beverages In Certain Mixed-used Property Development Improvements In A Certain Municipality; To Bring Forward Section 67-1-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

AI Summary

This bill revises the definition of "qualified resort area" under the Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law. Specifically, it adds a new area within a municipality, situated south of Interstate Highway 10, traversed by U.S. Highway 90, partially bordered by the Pascagoula River, and having its southern boundary on the Gulf of Mexico, with a population greater than 22,000, to the list of qualified resort areas. The bill also provides that the restrictions on the manufacturing, sale, or storage of intoxicating liquors within certain distances of churches, schools, and funeral homes shall not apply to the sale or storage of alcoholic beverages in certain mixed-use property development improvements in this municipality.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Approved by Governor (on 04/16/2021)

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