---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 61-4-1515, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO BREWERIES, SAMPLES AND SALES FOR ON- AND OFF-PREMISES CONSUMPTION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A BREWERY BREWING AND SELLING BEER ON ITS PERMITTED PREMISES IN THIS STATE MAY APPLY FOR A PERMIT TO SELL ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR BY THE DRINK FOR CONSUMPTION WITHIN A SPECIFIED AREA UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 61-4-1720, RELATING TO BREWPUB PERMITS IN LIEU OF OTHER REQUIRED PERMITS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A BREWPUB THAT BECOMES A BREWERY MUST RELINQUISH ITS BREWPUB PERMIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 61-4-1515. - ratified title"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 61-4-1515, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO BREWERIES, SAMPLES AND SALES FOR ON- AND OFF-PREMISES CONSUMPTION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A BREWERY BREWING AND SELLING BEER ON ITS PERMITTED PREMISES IN THIS STATE MAY APPLY FOR A PERMIT TO SELL ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR BY THE DRINK FOR CONSUMPTION WITHIN A SPECIFIED AREA UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 61-4-1720, RELATING TO BREWPUB PERMITS IN LIEU OF OTHER REQUIRED PERMITS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A BREWPUB THAT BECOMES A BREWERY MUST RELINQUISH ITS BREWPUB PERMIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 61-4-1515. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "S 275"
citation: "South Carolina S 275 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bennett"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-01-24"
last_action: "2017-05-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a2459426-4633-4bef-a8cf-8ef1f039eece"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=275&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "6e6c492fb67b2cdf3ac455985ca7f7f806bb19f96439f1a0a5995b22207d6e94"
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 S 275 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 61-4-1515, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO BREWERIES, SAMPLES AND SALES FOR ON- AND OFF-PREMISES CONSUMPTION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A BREWERY BREWING AND SELLING BEER ON ITS PERMITTED PREMISES IN THIS STATE MAY APPLY FOR A PERMIT TO SELL ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR BY THE DRINK FOR CONSUMPTION WITHIN A SPECIFIED AREA UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 61-4-1720, RELATING TO BREWPUB PERMITS IN LIEU OF OTHER REQUIRED PERMITS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A BREWPUB THAT BECOMES A BREWERY MUST RELINQUISH ITS BREWPUB PERMIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 61-4-1515. - 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/275_20170124.htm)
2. **2/23/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/275_20170223.htm)
3. **2/28/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/275_20170228.htm)
4. **3/22/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/275_20170322.htm)
5. **3/23/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/275_20170323.htm)
6. **5/3/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/275_20170503.htm)
7. **5/4/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/275_20170504.htm)

## Votes

- Table — **43–43** (fail) · lower
- Adopt — **37–48** (fail) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **37–1** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **83–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bennett — 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`
- **2017-01-26** Referred to Subcommittee: Shealy (ch), Hutto, Senn
- **2017-02-23** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-28** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2017-03-22** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-22** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-22** Roll call Ayes-37 Nays-1
- **2017-03-23** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-23** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2017-03-28** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-03-28** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-03** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-04** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2017-05-09** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2017-05-09** Roll call Yeas-83 Nays-0
- **2017-05-10** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-05-15** Ratified R 71
- **2017-05-19** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-26** Effective date 5/19/17
- **2017-05-31** Act No. 50

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a2459426-4633-4bef-a8cf-8ef1f039eece`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).