History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Beer; increase percent of alcohol from four percent to five percent and allow label to reflect percent.
1 | 01/15/98 | (S) | Referred To Finance | |
2 | 01/27/98 | (S) | Title Suff Do Pass | |
3 | 02/05/98 | (S) | Passed | |
4 | 02/06/98 | (S) | Transmitted To House | |
5 | 02/10/98 | (H) | Referred To Ways and Means | |
6 | 03/03/98 | (H) | Died In Committee |
Effective date | July 1, 1998 | |
Disposition | Dead | |
Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
Revenue | No | |
3/5ths vote required | No |
Senate Committee:
House Committee:
Principal Author: Hewes
Code Sections: A 027-0071-0509, A 067-0001-0005, A 067-0003-0001, A 067-0003-0005, A 067-0003-0007, A 067-0003-0009, A 067-0003-0013, A 067-0003-0017, A 067-0003-0049, A 067-0003-0053
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-71-509, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW THE STATEMENT OF ALCOHOLIC CONTENT PLACED ON BEER LABELS TO BE EXPRESSED IN TERMS OF WEIGHT OR VOLUME, AT THE MANUFACTURER'S OPTION; TO AMEND SECTION 67-1-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CHANGE THE DEFINITION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE TO INCREASE THE PERCENT OF ALCOHOL BY WEIGHT THAT CAN BE CONTAINED IN BEER FROM 4% TO 5%; TO AMEND SECTIONS 67-3-1, 67-3-5, 67-3-7, 67-3-9, 67-3-13, 67-3-17, 67-3-49 AND 67-3-53, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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