HB 1761 Mississippi House · 2026 Regular Session

Alcoholic beverages; extend repealers relating to festival wine permits.

HB 1761 extends the expiration dates for several Mississippi laws governing festival wine permits. The bill amends specific code sections to delay when provisions allowing the Department of Revenue to issue these permits, permit holders to sell alcohol under certain conditions, and businesses to have financial interests in the permits would automatically expire. It also extends the deadline for an annual tax on festival permits. This change directly affects businesses holding festival wine permits and the Department of Revenue, ensuring they can continue operating under current rules without immediate disruption. The bill maintains the existing framework for festival wine permits without altering their core requirements.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Apr 2026

Introduced Feb 5, 2026 Signed Apr 8, 2026

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MODERATE

This bill transitions Mississippi's alcohol regulations from a temporary 'Festival' model to a permanent 'Native Wine' system, allowing wineries to sell directly to consumers at tasting rooms and satellite locations. It removes expiration dates for festival permits and expands sales rights for native wine retailers, while also updating tax schedules and repealer dates to reflect these permanent changes.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of alcohol sales by authorizing native wineries to operate permanent satellite tasting rooms and sell other suppliers' beverages, while removing the temporary nature of festival permits.

ELIGIBILITY

Native wine retailers are now authorized to have one permanent satellite sales location in any other county that allows alcohol sales, in addition to tasting rooms within the same county.

Native wine retailers are authorized to sell alcoholic beverages produced by other suppliers when selling for on-premises consumption.

TIMELINE

The repealer date for festival permit authority was changed from July 1, 2029, to July 1, 2026, effectively making the festival permit authority permanent.

Expiration dates were removed from exceptions allowing distillers and wine manufacturers to have financial interests in festival permits, making these rights permanent.

FISCAL

The annual privilege license tax for a festival permit was adjusted to $10.00 in the new version.

REQUIREMENT

The bill adds a new section authorizing native wineries to make sales at satellite locations and clarifies rules for onsite pickup of wines and spirits.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2026 · House Feb 4, 2026

How they voted

44–6

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 52

Mar 4, 2026

D Democratic18

14 Yea 3 Nay 1

77% Yea

R Republican34

30 Yea 3 Nay 1

88% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 8, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor

executive

Apr 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

Conference Report Adopted

lower

Apr 1, 2026

Lower · Passed

Conference Report Filed

lower

Apr 1, 2026

Committee

Recommitted For Further Conf

lower

Mar 31, 2026

Committee

Recommitted For Further Conf

upper

Mar 30, 2026

Lower · Passed

Conference Report Filed

lower

Mar 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed As Amended

upper

Mar 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

Amended

upper

Mar 3, 2026

Upper · Passed

Title Suff Do Pass As Amended

upper

Feb 13, 2026

Committee

Referred To Finance

upper

Feb 5, 2026

Introduced

Transmitted To Senate

lower

Feb 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed

lower

Feb 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

Title Suff Do Pass

lower

Jan 19, 2026

Committee

Referred To Ways and Means

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors