Have you ever been in the mood for something a little stronger than beer before remembering it’s Sunday and liquor stores are closed?
If so, you might be in luck. The Mississippi House of Representatives passed a bill 71-37 with bipartisan support to allow liquor stores to be open on Sundays.
House Bill 92, authored by Republican Rep. Brent Powell of Brandon, would give individual retailers in wet counties the choice to be open between the hours of 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Sundays.
As of now, ABC-permitted liquor stores in Mississippi can sell liquor between 10 a.m. and midnight, Monday through Saturday, and are required to be closed on Sundays and Christmas Day.
The bill will now need approval from the Senate, where similar measures have died in recent years before reaching the floor for a vote. If it does make it to Republican Gov. Tate Reeves’ desk and is enacted into law, the first Sunday package retailers would be allowed to open would be July 6, 2025.
