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Introduced
01/19/2026
01/19/2026
In Committee
02/13/2026
02/13/2026
Crossed Over
02/04/2026
02/04/2026
Passed
04/08/2026
04/08/2026
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
04/08/2026
04/08/2026
Introduced Session
Potential new amendment
2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An Act To Amend Section 67-1-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Holder Of A Native Wine Retailer's Permit To Make Retail Sales Of Native Wines At Any Tasting Room Locations Within The Same County As The Native Winery, To Have One Permanent Satellite Tasting Room Sales Location In Any Other Location In The State That Otherwise Allows The Sale Of Alcoholic Beverages, And, When Selling To Consumers For On-premises Consumption, To Sell Alcoholic Beverages Produced By Other Suppliers; To Remove The Repealer On The Authority Of The Department Of Revenue To Issue A Festival Permit; To Amend Section 67-1-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Expiration Date Of The Exception For Alcoholic Beverages Authorized To Be Sold By The Holder Of A Festival Permit To The Statute Requiring The Department Of Revenue To Serve As A Wholesale Distributor And Seller Of Alcoholic Beverages; To Amend Section 67-1-77, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Expiration Date On The Authority Of A Distiller, Wine Manufacturer, Rectifier, Blender Or Bottler To Have A Financial Interest In A Festival Permit; To Amend Section 67-5-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Section 27-71-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Repealer On The Annual Privilege License Tax For A Festival Permit; And For Related Purposes.
AI Summary
This bill extends the repealers on certain provisions related to festival wine permits, meaning these permits and their associated authorities will not expire as scheduled. Specifically, it allows native wine retailers to sell at tasting rooms within the same county as their winery, and to establish one permanent satellite tasting room anywhere in the state where alcohol sales are permitted, even allowing them to sell other suppliers' alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption. The bill also removes the expiration date for the Department of Revenue's authority to issue festival permits, removes the expiration date for an exception allowing festival permit holders to sell alcoholic beverages without the Department of Revenue acting as a wholesale distributor, and removes the expiration date on the ability of distillers, wine manufacturers, rectifiers, blenders, or bottlers to have a financial interest in a festival permit. Finally, it removes the repealer on the annual privilege license tax for festival permits.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Approved by Governor (on 04/08/2026)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB1761.xml |
| BillText | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1700-1799/HB1761SG.htm |
| Conference Report | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/cr/HB1761CR.pdf |
| Committee Amendment No 1 | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB1761_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm |
| BillText | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1700-1799/HB1761PS.htm |
| BillText | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1700-1799/HB1761IN.htm |
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