Bill > HB51

This bill amends Mississippi's alcohol beverage laws to expand exceptions to distance restrictions for selling or storing alcoholic beverages near churches, schools, kindergartens, and funeral homes. Specifically, the bill adds three new exceptions to the existing 400-foot (or 100-foot in commercial zones) distance restrictions: (1) sales or storage at a qualified resort area as defined in two specific sections of Mississippi law, and (2) sales or storage at a licensed premises located at 1801 Government Street in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. The existing law already contains several similar specific exceptions for certain locations, such as historic districts, bed and breakfast inns, and specific buildings. These new exceptions will allow alcohol sales and storage at these specific locations even if they are closer to churches, schools, kindergartens, or funeral homes than the standard distance restrictions would normally permit. The bill provides no additional context about why these specific locations are being granted exemptions, and it will take effect immediately upon passage.

Budget and Finance, Government Affairs

https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB0051.xml