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This bill amends Mississippi's alcohol beverage regulations to create a specific exemption to distance restrictions for alcohol sales near churches, schools, kindergartens, and funeral homes. Specifically, the bill adds a provision allowing the sale and storage of alcoholic beverages at a licensed premises located at 1801 Government Street in the City of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, which would otherwise be prohibited due to its proximity to these protected institutions. The existing law generally prohibits manufacturing, selling, or storing alcohol within 400 feet of churches, schools, kindergartens, and funeral homes (with a reduced 100-foot restriction in commercial zones), but this bill creates a site-specific exception for this particular location. The bill will take effect on July 1, 2025, and is part of Mississippi's ongoing efforts to fine-tune its local alcohol regulations by creating targeted exemptions to existing distance restriction rules.

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https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB0263.xml