Lottery tickets; authorize alcohol package retailer's permit holders to be lottery retailers and sell.
HB 561 allows alcohol package retailers in Mississippi to also sell lottery tickets. It directly affects businesses holding a "package retailer's permit" under Mississippi's alcohol laws, enabling them to apply as lottery retailers under the Alyce G. Clarke Mississippi Lottery Law. The bill amends eligibility rules to explicitly include these alcohol permit holders as qualified lottery retailers, removing a previous barrier. This change permits these stores to sell lottery tickets alongside their existing alcohol sales, without altering lottery operations or requirements.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 13, 2026
Last action Mar 3, 2026
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The bill title was updated from 'As Introduced' to 'As Passed the House' to reflect its current legislative status. The primary substantive change is the addition of a header line indicating the bill has passed the House, which is a procedural update rather than a policy change. No substantive policy, eligibility, or scope changes were identified in the provided text snippet.
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Updated the bill header from 'As Introduced' to 'As Passed the House' to reflect its current legislative status in the 2026 Regular Session.
Added a new line indicating the bill status as '(As Passed the House)' below the bill title.
Floor votes · House Feb 12, 2026
How they voted
99–15
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 122
Feb 12, 2026
D
Democratic40
82% Yea
I
Independent2
100% Yea
R
Republican80
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Feb 20, 2026
Committee
Referred To Gaming;Finance
upper
Feb 13, 2026
Introduced
Transmitted To Senate
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
Referred To State Affairs
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cedric Burnett
DDemocratic
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