Alcoholic beverages; increase number of package retailer's permits a person may own.
HB 670 increases the limit on how many package retailer permits a person can own from one to two, under certain conditions. This change directly affects business owners who currently hold a single permit for stores selling alcohol in sealed containers for takeaway (not on-premises consumption). The bill amends Mississippi Code Section 67-1-51 to allow ownership of up to two such permits, without altering other permit types or sales rules. This is a concrete policy change to expand business ownership options in the alcohol retail sector.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 11, 2026
Last action Mar 3, 2026
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This bill was amended to reflect its passage through the House of Representatives. The substantive policy content regarding permit limits remains unchanged, as the amendment only updates the bill's status designation from 'As Introduced' to 'As Passed the House' and adds a line break after the title.
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Updated the bill header from 'As Introduced' to 'As Passed the House' to reflect its legislative progress, and added a blank line after the title for formatting consistency.
Floor votes · House Feb 10, 2026
How they voted
67–40
Passed · 15 other
Total votes 122
Feb 10, 2026
D
Democratic40
45% Yea
I
Independent2
100% Yea
R
Republican80
58% Yea
Vote distribution
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Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
Referred To Finance
upper
Feb 11, 2026
Introduced
Transmitted To Senate
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
Referred To State Affairs
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Brent Powell
RRepublican
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