---
type: "Bill"
title: "Alcohol Server Training"
description: "A JOINT RESOLUTION TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE FOR RECEIVING ALCOHOL SERVER TRAINING AS PROVIDED FOR IN CHAPTER 3, TITLE 61 TO MAY 1, 2026. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 5261"
citation: "South Carolina H 5261 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["W. Newton"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 11
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-25"
last_action: "2026-03-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/95d9bbdd-e3ca-4fef-99ea-3ca632f25065"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5261&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "9032a2600ec6488f9bcc0b0324cfbcfc0136fb26520b767d71691ddf18b1bc42"
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 5261 (2025-2026) — Alcohol Server Training

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE FOR RECEIVING ALCOHOL SERVER TRAINING AS PROVIDED FOR IN CHAPTER 3, TITLE 61 TO MAY 1, 2026. - 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/sess126_2025-2026/bills/5261.htm)
2. **02/25/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5261_20260225.htm)
3. **02/25/2026-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5261_20260225a.htm)
4. **03/03/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5261_20260303.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Joint Resolution — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **42–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- W. Newton — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-02-25** Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-02-26** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-26** Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-0
- **2026-02-26** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2026-02-27** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-03** Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-03-04** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-04** Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
- **2026-03-05** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-05** Ratified R 113
- **2026-03-09** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/95d9bbdd-e3ca-4fef-99ea-3ca632f25065`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).