SB 2915 Mississippi Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Alcoholic beverages; revise provisions concerning native wine retailer's permits and festival permits.

SB 2915 expands sales options for Mississippi's native wine producers and retailers. It allows holders of native wine retailer permits to operate multiple tasting rooms within their home county and establish one permanent satellite location elsewhere in the state where alcohol sales are permitted. The bill also permits these retailers to sell alcoholic beverages from other suppliers when serving customers on-premises. Additionally, it removes expiration dates for festival permits and clarifies rules for native wine shipping through state distributors. These changes directly affect native wineries, retail operators, and event organizers holding festival permits.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2026 Last action Mar 3, 2026
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What changed between versions

Committee Substitute Current version · 5 edits
MODERATE
This bill was amended after passing the Senate to renumber sections, remove a repealed provision about festival permits, and make minor formatting adjustments. The substantive policy content regarding wine sales, permits, and taxes remains unchanged from the committee substitute version.
TECHNICAL

Bill title and version designation changed from 'Committee Substitute' to 'As Passed the Senate' to reflect legislative progress.

Removed Section 4 which amended Section 67-1-309 regarding direct wine shipping exceptions, as this amendment is no longer needed.

Renumbered subsequent sections to maintain proper sequence after removing Section 4.

Deleted repealed text about festival permit tax repealer from Section 67-5-11.

Minor formatting and spacing adjustments throughout the document for consistency.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 12, 2026

How they voted

475
Passed
Total votes 52
Feb 12, 2026
D Democratic18
15 Yea 3 Nay
83% Yea
R Republican34
32 Yea 2 Nay
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Feb 16, 2026
Committee
Referred To State Affairs;Ways and Means
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Introduced
Transmitted To House
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed As Amended
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Jan 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
upper
Jan 19, 2026
Committee
Referred To Finance
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Chad McMahan
Chad McMahan
RRepublican
MS
6