Alcoholic beverages; authorize governing authorities of wet jurisdictions to authorize package retail sales on Sunday.
HB 92 would allow counties, municipalities, tribes, or state agencies in Mississippi that permit alcohol sales ("wet" jurisdictions) to authorize package liquor stores to sell alcohol on Sundays between 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. through local resolutions or ordinances. Retailers would not be required to open on Sundays and could continue operating Monday through Saturday as usual. The bill amends existing law to remove the current prohibition on Sunday package sales in wet areas, while maintaining the existing 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. weekday sales window. It does not change current restrictions on sales to intoxicated individuals or other existing alcohol regulations.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 12, 2025
Last action Mar 4, 2025
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As Introduced
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Current version
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2 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to add a Section 2 establishing an effective date of July 1, 2025, and to reformat the text for clarity. The core policy regarding Sunday alcohol sales hours for wet jurisdictions remains unchanged.
TIMELINE
Added Section 2 specifying that the act takes effect and is in force from and after July 1, 2025.
TECHNICAL
Reformatted text to remove line numbers and page headers from the original draft version.
Floor votes · House Feb 11, 2025
How they voted
70–37
Passed · 12 other
Total votes 119
Feb 11, 2025
D
Democratic39
74% Yea
I
Independent2
100% Yea
R
Republican78
50% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Feb 17, 2025
Committee
Referred To Finance
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Introduced
Transmitted To Senate
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
lower
Jan 10, 2025
Committee
Referred To State Affairs
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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