Alcoholic Beverage Control Law; bring forward for purposes of amendment.
HB 1394 repeals the $10 fee for festival permits (currently listed as paragraph (y) in Section 27-71-5) effective July 1, 2026. This change directly affects event organizers and venues holding festival permits under Mississippi's alcohol licensing system. The bill reorganizes existing fee schedules for alcohol permits but does not alter most tax amounts or create new fees. It specifically removes the annual $10 charge for festival permits, which had been scheduled to expire on that date. This is a technical amendment to update the licensing code, not a substantive policy change to alcohol regulations.
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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The bill was amended after passing the House to remove a subsection that would have allowed the legislature to delegate certain enforcement powers. This change narrows the bill's scope by eliminating a provision that could have expanded how the law is enforced through administrative delegation.
Scope change
The bill's scope was reduced by removing a provision that would have authorized the legislature to delegate enforcement authority related to specific unlawful provisions in Chapter 3, Title 67 and Section 97-5-49.
ENFORCEMENT
Deleted subsection (p) which would have authorized the legislature to delegate enforcement powers for provisions made unlawful by Chapter 3, Title 67 and Section 97-5-49.
Floor votes · House Feb 10, 2026
How they voted
77–35
Passed · 10 other
Total votes 122
Feb 10, 2026
D
Democratic40
60% Yea
I
Independent2
100% Yea
R
Republican80
63% Yea
Vote distribution
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Mixed
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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
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
lower
Jan 16, 2026
Committee
Referred To State Affairs
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Fred Shanks
RRepublican
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