Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1330: Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law; revise definition of "qualified resort area".
Status: Signed into law, April 8, 2026
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 67-1-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "QUALIFIED RESORT AREA" UNDER THE LOCAL OPTION ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW; TO AMEND SECTION 67–1–7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES FOR CERTAIN QUALIFIED RESORT AREAS TO PROVIDE, BY ORDINANCE, THAT PACKAGE RETAILER'S PERMITS MAY BE ISSUED IN THE APPLICABLE QUALIFIED RESORT AREAS AND THAT ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES MAY BE RECEIVED, STORED, SOLD, POSSESSED AND DISTRIBUTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH PERMITS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to amend section 67-1-5, mississippi code of 1972, to revise the definition of the term "qualified resort area" under the local option alcoholic beverage control law; to amend section 67-1-7, mississippi code of 1972, to authorize the governing authorities for certain qualified resort areas to provide, by ordinance, that package retailer's permits may be issued in the applicable qualified resort areas and that alcoholic beverages may be received, stored, sold, possessed and distributed in accordance with such permits; and for related purposes.
From the enrolled text, April 6, 2026:
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 67-1-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "QUALIFIED RESORT AREA" UNDER THE LOCAL OPTION ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW; TO AMEND SECTION 67-1-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES FOR CERTAIN QUALIFIED RESORT AREAS TO PROVIDE, BY ORDINANCE, THAT PACKAGE RETAILER'S PERMITS MAY BE ISSUED IN THE APPLICABLE QUALIFIED RESORT AREAS AND THAT ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES MAY BE RECEIVED, STORED, SOLD, POSSESSED AND DISTRIBUTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH PERMITS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. Section 67-1-5, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows: 67-1-5. For the purposes of this article and unless otherwise required by the context: (a) "Alcoholic beverage" means any alcoholic liquid, including wines of more than five percent (5%) of alcohol by weight, capable of being consumed as a beverage by a human being, but shall not include light wine, light spirit product and beer, as defined in Section 67-3-3, but shall include native wines, native spirits, and craft spirits. The words "alcoholic beverage" shall not include ethyl alcohol manufactured or distilled solely *HR26/R1830SG* H. B. No. 1330 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 26/HR26/R1830SG PAGE 1 (BS\KW) for fuel purposes or beer of an alcoholic content of more than eight percent (8%) by weight …