Mississippi House Bill 561

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Failed on March 3 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 27-115-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Holder Of A Package Retailer's Permit Issued Under The Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law Is Eligible To Apply To Become A Lottery Retailer Under The Alyce G. Clarke Mississippi Lottery Law; To Amend Section 67-1-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If The Holder Of A Package Retailer's Permit Is A Lottery Retailer Under The Alyce G. Clarke Mississippi Lottery Law, The Permit Holder May Sell Lottery Tickets; And For Related Purposes.

Lottery tickets; authorize alcohol package retailer's permit holders to be lottery retailers and sell.

Rep. Cedric Burnett [D]

2026-02-12 - House - House Passed (Y: 99 N: 15 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-03	Senate	Died In Committee
2026-02-20	Senate	Referred To Gaming;Finance
2026-02-13	House	Transmitted To Senate
2026-02-12	House	Passed
2026-02-11	House	Read the Third Time
2026-02-03	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2026-01-13	House	Referred To State Affairs

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
27	115	55	Amended Code	See Bill Text
67	1	51	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB0561.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0561IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0561PS.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/votes/house/0380032.pdf