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Mississippi · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 561: Lottery tickets; authorize alcohol package retailer's permit holders to be lottery retailers and sell.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 561 is a bill introduced in the Mississippi House on January 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Lottery tickets; authorize alcohol package retailer's permit holders to be lottery retailers and sell. Primary sponsor: Cedric Burnett (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 3, 2026): Died In Committee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Cedric BurnettPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse9

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Died In Committee
  2. Referred To Gaming;Finance
  3. Transmitted To Senate
  4. Passed
  5. Read the Third Time
  6. Title Suff Do Pass
  7. Referred To State Affairs

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source