SB 2845 Mississippi Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Alcoholic beverages; require permit suspension or revocation after a sequence of violent deaths on bar or restaurant premises.

SB 2845 requires the suspension of an alcohol permit for bars or restaurants if two violent deaths occur on the premises within 365 days (during business hours or within one hour of closing), as determined by police reports. If a third violent death happens within 365 days after the permit is reinstated following a suspension, the permit must be revoked. After revocation, the specific location cannot receive a new permit for one year, and the business or individual that held the permit is permanently barred from obtaining any future alcohol permit for any location. The bill amends Mississippi law to add these violent death incidents as specific grounds for permit suspension or revocation.

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 20, 2025 Last action Feb 12, 2025

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MODERATE

This bill adds new requirements for suspending or revoking alcohol beverage permits when violent deaths occur at licensed premises. It establishes a two-death threshold requiring permit suspension and a third-death threshold requiring permanent revocation, with specific timing requirements based on police reports. The bill also adds new eligibility criteria for permit applicants and expands enforcement procedures.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of permit enforcement to include specific violent death scenarios at licensed premises, adding new grounds for permit suspension and revocation that were not previously codified in this manner.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement to suspend permits when premises are site of two violent deaths within 365 days during hours of operation or within one hour of closing

Added requirement to revoke permits when a third violent death occurs within 365 days of permit reinstatement after suspension

Added prohibition on issuing new on-premises permits to premises with revoked permits for one year, regardless of applicant identity

Added permanent ban on persons or entities with revoked permits from obtaining any on-premises permit in the future

Added requirement to suspend permits for permit holders out of compliance with support orders, with procedures governed by existing child support statutes

Added requirement for criminal background checks including fingerprint submission to state and federal authorities for permit applicants

ELIGIBILITY

Added new applicant qualification requiring no ownership or operation of establishments with more than one violent death within 365 days in past year

ENFORCEMENT

Added requirement for reasonable notice and hearing opportunity before permit suspension or revocation

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Committee

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Recommitted to Committee

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Jan 30, 2025

Upper · Passed

Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub

upper

Jan 20, 2025

Committee

Referred To Finance

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