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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Alcohol"
+description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 61-4-360 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PRODUCER OR WHOLESALER MAY FURNISH OR GIVE CERTAIN SAMPLES OF WINES TO A RETAILER NOT TO EXCEED THREE LITERS ANNUALLY; AND BY ADDING SECTION 61-6-1650 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PRODUCER OR WHOLESALER MAY FURNISH OR GIVE CERTAIN SAMPLES OF WINES IN EXCESS OF SIXTEEN PERCENT ALCOHOL, CORDIALS, OR DISTILLED SPIRITS TO A RETAILER NOT TO EXCEED THREE LITERS ANNUALLY. - ratified title"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
+legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
+session: "2019-2020"
+identifier: "H 4963"
+citation: "South Carolina H 4963 (2019-2020)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Atkinson", "B. Newton", "Bailey", "Bamberg", "Bannister", "Bernstein", "Bradley", "Caskey", "Clary", "Collins", "Daning", "Davis", "Elliott", "Erickson", "Felder", "Finlay", "Fry", "Hardee", "Herbkersman", "Hewitt", "Hyde", "King", "Kirby", "Mace", "Martin", "Moore", "Murphy", "Oremus", "Ott", "Ridgeway", "Rose", "Rutherford", "Sandifer", "Simrill", "Sottile", "Tallon", "W. Newton", "Wheeler", "Wooten"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 18
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2020-01-16"
+last_action: "2020-10-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/78422053-f5ee-4acf-b5fb-b1250ca19a5f"
+source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4963&session=123&summary=B"
+source_hash: "1ba2dc44b71316003e6c7506f1cde34534d97bb3ffe28c924a1863822fae87b4"
+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 4963 (2019-2020) — Alcohol
+
+AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 61-4-360 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PRODUCER OR WHOLESALER MAY FURNISH OR GIVE CERTAIN SAMPLES OF WINES TO A RETAILER NOT TO EXCEED THREE LITERS ANNUALLY; AND BY ADDING SECTION 61-6-1650 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PRODUCER OR WHOLESALER MAY FURNISH OR GIVE CERTAIN SAMPLES OF WINES IN EXCESS OF SIXTEEN PERCENT ALCOHOL, CORDIALS, OR DISTILLED SPIRITS TO A RETAILER NOT TO EXCEED THREE LITERS ANNUALLY. - ratified title
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/bills/4963.htm)
+2. **1/16/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4963_20200116.htm)
+3. **2/27/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4963_20200227.htm)
+4. **3/4/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4963_20200304.htm)
+5. **9/15/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4963_20200915.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Passage of Bill — **94–12** (pass) · lower
+- 2nd Reading — **34–4** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Atkinson — primary (person)
+- B. Newton — primary (person)
+- Bailey — primary (person)
+- Bamberg — primary (person)
+- Bannister — primary (person)
+- Bernstein — primary (person)
+- Bradley — primary (person)
+- Caskey — primary (person)
+- Clary — primary (person)
+- Collins — primary (person)
+- Daning — primary (person)
+- Davis — primary (person)
+- Elliott — primary (person)
+- Erickson — primary (person)
+- Felder — primary (person)
+- Finlay — primary (person)
+- Fry — primary (person)
+- Hardee — primary (person)
+- Herbkersman — primary (person)
+- Hewitt — primary (person)
+- Hyde — primary (person)
+- King — primary (person)
+- Kirby — primary (person)
+- Mace — primary (person)
+- Martin — primary (person)
+- Moore — primary (person)
+- Murphy — primary (person)
+- Oremus — primary (person)
+- Ott — primary (person)
+- Ridgeway — primary (person)
+- Rose — primary (person)
+- Rutherford — primary (person)
+- Sandifer — primary (person)
+- Simrill — primary (person)
+- Sottile — primary (person)
+- Tallon — primary (person)
+- W. Newton — primary (person)
+- Wheeler — primary (person)
+- Wooten — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2020-01-16** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2020-01-16** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2020-02-27** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2020-03-03** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Erickson
+- **2020-03-04** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2020-03-04** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2020-03-04** Roll call Yeas-94 Nays-12
+- **2020-03-05** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
+- **2020-03-10** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2020-03-10** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2020-09-15** Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
+- **2020-09-16** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2020-09-16** Roll call Ayes-34 Nays-4
+- **2020-09-22** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
+- **2020-09-25** Ratified R 188
+- **2020-09-28** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2020-10-02** Effective date 09/28/20
+- **2020-10-02** Act No. 161
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/78422053-f5ee-4acf-b5fb-b1250ca19a5f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
+