Alcohol permits; limit disqualifying felony convictions to crimes of violence or violations of controlled substance laws.
SB 2822 changes Mississippi's alcohol permit rules by removing automatic disqualification for most felony convictions. Specifically, it states that a felony conviction (except for crimes of violence or drug law violations) no longer automatically blocks someone from getting an alcohol permit or becoming a manager. The bill adds that if 10 years have passed since the conviction, the Department of Revenue may consider the felony when reviewing other qualifications. This primarily affects individuals with past non-violent, non-drug-related felony convictions seeking to operate alcohol businesses.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 12, 2025
Last action Mar 12, 2025
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Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2025
How they voted
45–6
Passed
Total votes 51
Feb 11, 2025
D
Democratic16
100% Yea
R
Republican35
82% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
lower
Feb 14, 2025
Committee
Referred To State Affairs;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Introduced
Transmitted To House
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
upper
Jan 20, 2025
Committee
Referred To Finance
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Rita Parks
RRepublican
Co
Derrick Simmons
DDemocratic
Co
Sarita Simmons
DDemocratic
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