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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 61-6-120, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO A PERMIT ISSUED FOR ON-PREMISES CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR IN PROXIMITY TO A CHURCH, SCHOOL, OR PLAYGROUND, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A LICENSE MAY BE ISSUED IF THE DECISION-MAKING BODY OF THE CHURCH, SCHOOL, OR PLAYGROUND AFFIRMATIVELY STATES THAT IT DOES NOT OBJECT TO THE ISSUANCE OF A LICENSE AND TO ALLOW THE DECISION-MAKING BODY OF A SCHOOL TO WITHDRAW ITS STATEMENT DURING THE RENEWAL PERIOD FOR THE LICENSE. - ratified title"
+description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 61-6-120, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO A PERMIT ISSUED FOR ON-PREMISES CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR IN PROXIMITY TO A CHURCH, SCHOOL, OR PLAYGROUND, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A LICENSE MAY BE ISSUED IF THE DECISION-MAKING BODY OF THE CHURCH, SCHOOL, OR PLAYGROUND AFFIRMATIVELY STATES THAT IT DOES NOT OBJECT TO THE ISSUANCE OF A LICENSE AND TO ALLOW THE DECISION-MAKING BODY OF A SCHOOL TO WITHDRAW ITS STATEMENT DURING THE RENEWAL PERIOD FOR THE LICENSE. - ratified title"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
+legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
+session: "2017-2018"
+identifier: "H 3549"
+citation: "South Carolina H 3549 (2017-2018)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Cobb-Hunter"]
+version_count: 8
+action_count: 28
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2017-01-24"
+last_action: "2018-06-01"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cdc79a05-f22d-4300-b0d3-3888f2a74e50"
+source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3549&session=122&summary=B"
+source_hash: "001393da76b20da5d71f593e8ea71982469f841390a12e0816909f959eaa8838"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
+---
+
+# South Carolina H 3549 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 61-6-120, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO A PERMIT ISSUED FOR ON-PREMISES CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR IN PROXIMITY TO A CHURCH, SCHOOL, OR PLAYGROUND, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A LICENSE MAY BE ISSUED IF THE DECISION-MAKING BODY OF THE CHURCH, SCHOOL, OR PLAYGROUND AFFIRMATIVELY STATES THAT IT DOES NOT OBJECT TO THE ISSUANCE OF A LICENSE AND TO ALLOW THE DECISION-MAKING BODY OF A SCHOOL TO WITHDRAW ITS STATEMENT DURING THE RENEWAL PERIOD FOR THE LICENSE. - ratified title
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **1/24/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3549_20170124.htm)
+2. **3/29/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3549_20170329.htm)
+3. **4/18/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3549_20180418.htm)
+4. **4/19/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3549_20170419.htm)
+5. **4/19/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3549_20180419.htm)
+6. **4/25/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3549_20180425.htm)
+7. **4/26/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3549_20180426.htm)
+8. **4/26/2018-A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3549_20180426a.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- 3rd Reading — **33–9** (pass) · upper
+- Table the motion to commit Bill — **73–24** (pass) · lower
+- Passage of Bill — **74–17** (pass) · lower
+- Concur in Senate Amendments — **99–5** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Cobb-Hunter — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2017-01-24** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2017-01-24** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2017-03-29** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2017-03-30** Requests for debate-Rep(s). McCravy
+- **2017-04-04** Requests for debate-Rep(s). Gagnon, Atwater, Willis, West, Huggins, Long, Pitts, Hiott, Brown, Hart, Magnuson, Chumley, Crosby
+- **2017-04-04** Debate adjourned until Wed., 4-5-17
+- **2017-04-05** Debate adjourned until Thur., 4-6-17
+- **2017-04-19** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2017-04-19** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2017-04-19** Roll call Yeas-74 Nays-17
+- **2017-04-24** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
+- **2017-04-25** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2017-04-25** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-01** Referred to Subcommittee: Shealy (ch), Hutto, Senn
+- **2018-04-18** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2018-04-19** Scrivener's error corrected
+- **2018-04-25** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
+- **2018-04-25** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2018-04-26** Scrivener's error corrected
+- **2018-04-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2018-05-08** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
+- **2018-05-08** Roll call Ayes-33 Nays-9
+- **2018-05-09** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
+- **2018-05-09** Roll call Yeas-99 Nays-5
+- **2018-05-23** Ratified R 282
+- **2018-05-25** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2018-06-01** Effective date 05/25/18
+- **2018-06-01** Act No. 252
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cdc79a05-f22d-4300-b0d3-3888f2a74e50`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
+