Mississippi Senate Bill 2712 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 67-1-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That From And After July 1, 2017, Not More Than One Package Retailer's Permit May Be Issued Within The Corporate Limits Of A Municipality For Every 6,500 Residents Of The Municipality According To The Latest Federal Decennial Census; To Provide That Package Retailer's Permits That Were Issued Prior To July 1, 2017, Shall Remain In Effect Regardless Of Such Limit And May Be Sold Or Transferred By The Permittee To Any Other Qualified Applicant As Authorized By Law; To Provide That From And After The Effective Date Of This Act, A Package Retailer's Permit Shall Not Be Issued For A Location That Is Within Two Miles Of The Property Boundary Of An Existing Package Store Or, If The Package Store Is Located In A Mall Or Shopping Center, Within Two Miles Of The Property Boundary Of The Mall Or Shopping Center; However, A Package Retailer Permit May Be Issued For A Location Within The Two-mile Limit If A Written Waiver Is Obtained From All Holders Of Package Retail Permits Who Operate Package Stores Within Two Miles Of The Proposed Location; To Amend Section 67-1-57, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Applicants For A Package Retailer's Permit Must Have Been A Bona Fide Resident Of The State For One Year Immediately Prior To Prior To The Date Of Application; And For Related Purposes.

Alcoholic beverage; place restrictions on number of package retailer's permits issued and restrict locations; applicant must be resident.

Sen. Chris Caughman [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-01-31	Senate	Died In Committee
2017-01-16	Senate	Referred To Finance

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2017/pdf/history/SB/SB2712.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2712IN.htm