Mississippi House Bill 801 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 23 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-04-23 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 67-1-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Relating To The Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law, To Provide That A Package Retailer's Permit Shall Authorize The Holder To Sample New Product Furnished By A Manufacturer's Representative Or His Employees At The Permitted Place Of Business; To Provide That Such Samples May Not Be Provided To Customers At The Permitted Place Of Business; To Provide That A Package Retailer's Permit Shall Authorize Tasting Or Sampling Events To Be Conducted At The Package Retailer's Permitted Place Of Business During Which Tastes Or Samples Of Alcoholic Beverages May Be Offered Or Served To Consumers At No Cost; To Limit The Duration Of Tasting Or Sampling Events And The Amount Of Alcoholic Beverage That May Be Served To Any One Person At Such Events; To Provide That The Product Tasted Or Sampled At Such Events Must Be Product That Is In The Inventory Of The Package Retailer Conducting The Event; To Provide That A Package Retailer May Conduct Not More Than Twelve Events During A Calendar Year; To Amend Section 67-1-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.

Alcoholic beverages; authorize package retailers to sample product and hold tasting/sampling events.

Rep. Rita Martinson [R]

2014-04-01 - Senate - Senate Conference Report Adopted (Y: 40 N: 11 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-04-01 - House - House Conference Report Adopted (Y: 78 N: 39 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-03-05 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 40 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-07 - House - House Passed (Y: 70 N: 38 NV: 14 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-04-23		Approved by Governor
2014-04-07	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2014-04-07	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2014-04-01	Senate	Conference Report Adopted
2014-04-01	House	Conference Report Adopted
2014-03-31	House	Conference Report Filed
2014-03-31	Senate	Conference Report Filed
2014-03-27	Senate	Conferees Named Chassaniol,Gollott,Horhn
2014-03-20	House	Conferees Named Smith (39th),Martinson,Zuber
2014-03-18	House	Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
2014-03-06	Senate	Returned For Concurrence
2014-03-05	Senate	Passed As Amended
2014-03-05	Senate	Amended
2014-03-04	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2014-02-17	Senate	Referred To Tourism
2014-02-10	House	Transmitted To Senate
2014-02-07	House	Passed
2014-02-04	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2014-01-20	House	Referred To Ways and Means

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2014/pdf/history/HB/HB0801.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2014/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0801IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2014/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0801PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2014/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0801SG.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2014/pdf/votes/house/0320025.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2014/pdf/votes/senate/0580047.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2014/pdf/votes/house/0850005.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2014/pdf/votes/senate/0850027.pdf