Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Responsible alcohol vendor program; establish.
Bill Text: [Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed Senate]
| 1 | 01/17 (S) Referred To Finance | |
| 2 | 02/01 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub | |
| 3 | 02/09 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted | |
| 4 | 02/09 (S) Passed | |
| 5 | 02/11 (S) Transmitted To House | |
| 6 | 02/15 (H) Referred To Ways and Means | |
| 7 | 03/01 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2005 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Three/Fifths |
Senate Committee:
House Committee:
Principal Author: Robertson
Code Sections: A 067-0001-0037, A 067-0001-0071, A 067-0001-0081, A 067-0003-0029, A 067-0003-0069, A 067-0003-0031, A 067-0003-0037, A 067-0003-0074
Title: AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A RESPONSIBLE ALCOHOL VENDOR PROGRAM DESIGNED TO TRAIN SERVERS EMPLOYED BY PERSONS HOLDING A PERMIT TO SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, BEER OR LIGHT WINE AND TO ASSIST IN THE ELIMINATION OF THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, BEER AND LIGHT WINE TO UNDERAGE PERSONS AND TO ENCOURAGE THE RESPONSIBLE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, BEER AND LIGHT WINE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE TAX COMMISSION SHALL OVERSEE THE PROGRAM; TO PROVIDE THAT THE COMMISSION SHALL APPROVE ALL SERVER TRAINING COURSES AND ISSUE PERMITS TO APPROVED PROVIDERS; TO PROVIDE THAT APPROVED PROVIDERS SHALL ISSUE SERVER CERTIFICATES TO SERVERS UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF A SERVER TRAINING COURSE; TO PROVIDE THAT IF A VENDOR'S EMPLOYEE SELLS ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, BEER OR LIGHT WINE TO UNDERAGE OR VISIBLY INTOXICATED PERSONS THE VENDOR'S PERMIT SHALL NOT BE SUSPENDED OR REVOKED BY THE COMMISSION FOR THE FIRST OFFENSE COMMITTED ON THE PERMITTED PREMISES WITHIN A TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD IF ALL SERVERS OF THE VENDOR POSSESS A VALID SERVER'S CERTIFICATION AT THE TIME OF THE VIOLATION OR ALL SERVERS HAVE APPLIED FOR SERVER'S CERTIFICATION WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER COMMENCING EMPLOYMENT, AND THE VENDOR WAS WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OF THE VIOLATION OR DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN OR COMMIT THE VIOLATION; TO PROVIDE FOR FEES FOR APPROVED PROVIDER PERMITS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 67-1-37, 67-1-71, 67-1-81, 67-3-29 AND 67-3-69, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO GIVE THE STATE TAX COMMISSION CERTAIN ADDITIONAL POWERS AND DUTIES UNDER THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE, LIGHT WINE AND BEER LAWS; TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSION TO IMPOSE CERTAIN PENALTIES UPON PERMIT HOLDERS FOR SALES MADE ON THE LICENSED PREMISES TO UNDERAGE PERSONS AND PERSONS WHO ARE VISIBLY INTOXICATED; TO AMEND SECTIONS 67-1-37, 67-3-31, 67-3-37 AND 67-3-74, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXTEND UNTIL JULY 1, 2007, THE REPEAL DATE ON THE PROVISIONS THAT AUTHORIZE THE ENFORCEMENT AGENTS OF THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL DIVISION OF THE STATE TAX COMMISSION TO ENFORCE CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE LIGHT WINE AND BEER LAWS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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