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A Senate bill to allow direct shipment of wine to residents failed to reach the required three-fifths threshold on Thursday. It was held on a motion to reconsider.Wine lovers may have to wait another year to sip out-of-state wines. Thursday, after an hour of debate, the Senate rejected a bill to allow the direct shipment of wines to Mississippi residents.After four amendments, a committee substitute to protect local interest, and passing the Finance Committee by a single vote, SB 2145 was unable to reach the three-fifths threshold for passage. The vote was 25 senators in favor to 21 opposed.During the floor debate, several senators expressed concern about how many cases a single address could receive within a year. The version that passed the Finance Committee allowed 24 cases annually. After tinkering with the language, the bill on the floor slashed the number of cases per address to 12 per year.Proponents of the bill stressed the revenue the state would collect. The tax collected on each sale and shipment would be 15.5 percent, with 3 percent <a href=https://www.owalas.uk>owala cup going toward mental health services. A fiscal note was not prepared for this bill.The measure requir owala canada es a direct wine shipper perm crocs badelatschen it to be purchased from the Department of Revenue. Also, the bill requires someone 21 years or older to show identification when signing the order.Senator Walter Michel R , the bill author, said Mississippians in the western part of the state are already traveling to Louisiana, where having out-of-st
