Sale of intoxicating liquor at 2026 FIFA World Cup Tournament
During the 2026 FIFA World Cup (June 11 to July 19, 2026), bars and restaurants in Missouri that already have a license to sell alcohol by the drink can stay open and serve alcohol from 6:00 a.m. until 5:00 a.m. the next morning — longer than normal hours. No special permit is needed for this. However, a local city or county government can pass its own rules to block or limit these extended hours within their area. This law expires on July 20, 2026.
311.2026. Sale of at 2026 FIFA World Cup Tournament — requirements — expiration date. — 1. For the purposes of this section, the term "FIFA World Cup Tournament" means the international soccer tournament that takes place every four years and is organized by the Federation Internationale de Football Association.
2. any other of this chapter to the contrary, any person or possessing the qualifications and meeting the requirements of this chapter that is d to sell for in any city, county, , or other in this state may, for the duration of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Tournament, beginning on June 11, 2026, through July 19, 2026, operate twenty-four hours a day and sell, serve, and allow for the consumption of alcoholic beverages between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. of the following day. This temporary extension of hours shall apply to all licensed areas at a . The provisions of this chapter relating to hours of operation, time of closing or opening, or hours of sale of intoxicating liquor by the drink at retail for consumption on the premises shall not apply to such for the duration of this temporary extension, except as provided under this section.
3. Licensees are not required to apply to the for approval and no special temporary license or shall be required of any for the purposes of this temporary extension, subject to any local on hours of operation as provided under 4 of this section or additional conditions for under any applicable local laws, , rules, or regulations.
4. If any city, county, district, or other political subdivision in this state objects to the extension of hours for licensees within its , the of such political subdivision may itself by from the provisions of this section or may by ordinance the hours applicable to such political subdivision for the temporary period allowed by this section to be not less than the ordinary permissible hours of service applicable to such political subdivision but not to exceed the hours allowed under this section.
5. This section shall expire on July 20, 2026.
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Source & history notes
(L. 2025 H.B. 1041) Expires 7-20-26
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