Mississippi Senate Bill 2709 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on February 1 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-02-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 67-7-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of The Term "agreement" And To Define The Terms "brand" And "brand Extension" Under The Beer Industry Fair Dealing Act; To Amend Section 67-7-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Beer Suppliers To Assign A Brand Extension To The Wholesaler To Whom The Supplier Granted The Exclusive Sales Territory To The Brand From Which The Brand Extension Resulted; To Prohibit Beer Suppliers From Discontinuing The Distribution Of Any Particular Brand Or Package Of Light Wine Or Beer Upon Not Less Than 30 Days' Notice To The Wholesaler; To Amend Section 67-7-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That In The Event That A Supplier Resumes Production Of A Discontinued Brand Or Reintroduces For Distribution In This State Any Brand That Has Been Discontinued Within Five Years After Termination Of An Agreement With A Wholesaler, The Supplier Must Enter Into A New Agreement With The Wholesaler Who Previously Distributed The Brands On The Same Terms And Conditions As The Old Agreement With The Wholesaler; And For Related Purposes.

Beer Industry Fair Dealing Act; provide rules regarding reintroduction of brands of beer or light wine.

Sen. Terry Brown [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-01		Died In Committee
2011-01-17		Referred To Finance

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2011/pdf/history/SB/SB2709.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2709IN.htm