---
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).