---
type: "Bill"
title: "Alcohol Sales at Airports"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 55-9-235, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE SALE AND CONSUMPTION OF LIQUOR BY THE DRINK THROUGHOUT THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION-SCREENED PORTION OF QUALIFYING SOUTH CAROLINA AIRPORTS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 459"
citation: "South Carolina S 459 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Grooms"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 21
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-26"
last_action: "2023-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/963c9fb3-7aee-4807-a88d-81ef1165849a"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=459&session=125&summary=B"
source_hash: "742c79f305f3378b2249a95ae699643c322eff4503bffc9ca74c11a3dcbca672"
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 459 (2023-2024) — Alcohol Sales at Airports

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 55-9-235, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE SALE AND CONSUMPTION OF LIQUOR BY THE DRINK THROUGHOUT THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION-SCREENED PORTION OF QUALIFYING SOUTH CAROLINA AIRPORTS. - 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/sess125_2023-2024/bills/459.htm)
2. **01/26/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov//sess125_2023-2024/prever/459_20230126.htm)
3. **02/10/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov//sess125_2023-2024/prever/459_20230210.htm)
4. **03/02/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov//sess125_2023-2024/prever/459_20230302.htm)
5. **03/03/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov//sess125_2023-2024/prever/459_20230303.htm)
6. **03/14/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov//sess125_2023-2024/prever/459_20230314.htm)
7. **05/04/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov//sess125_2023-2024/prever/459_20230504.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **80–31** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **28–12** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Grooms — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-26** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-01-26** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-10** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2023-03-02** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-03** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2023-03-14** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-14** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-03-14** Roll call Ayes-28 Nays-12
- **2023-03-22** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-28** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-28** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-03** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-09** Debate adjourned
- **2023-05-10** Requests for debate-Rep(s). McCravy, Magnuson, Haddon, Harris, Moss, Cromer, Oremus, Nutt, Hiott, Elliott, Chumley, Long, Burns, Leber, White, Gilliam
- **2023-05-10** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-10** Roll call Yeas-80 Nays-31
- **2023-05-11** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-17** Ratified R 71
- **2023-05-19** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-26** Effective date 05/19/23
- **2023-05-26** Act No. 61

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/963c9fb3-7aee-4807-a88d-81ef1165849a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).