republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2017-2018/h-3137.md

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Bill	AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 61-6-1140 AND 61-6-1150, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BOTH RELATING TO TASTINGS AND RETAIL SALES OF ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS AT LICENSED PREMISES OF A MICRO-DISTILLERY OR MANUFACTURER, SO AS TO REVISE THE OUNCE AMOUNT OF ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS DISPENSED AT LICENSED PREMISES AND TO REVISE THE SALE AT RETAIL OF ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS AT LICENSED PREMISES AND TO ALLOW MIXERS TO BE USED IN TASTINGS; TO AMEND SECTION 61-6-1035, RELATING TO SAMPLING OF WINES, SO AS TO ALLOW MIXERS TO BE USED IN TASTINGS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 61-6-140 AND 61-6-150, BOTH RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR RETAIL LICENSES AND THE LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF LICENSES THAT MAY BE ISSUED, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE SHALL NOT ISSUE MORE THAN THREE RETAIL DEALER LICENSES; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 61-6-140 AND 61-6-150 RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR RETAIL LICENSES AND THE LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF LICENSES THAT MAY BE ISSUED, AND SECTION 61-4-960(A)(13) RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION ON TASTINGS HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH A TASTING IN A RETAIL ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR STORE, THAT IS ADJACENT TO AND LICENSED IN THE SAME NAME OF THE RETAIL PERMIT AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF BEER ON APRIL 5, 2018; AND TO AMEND SECTION 61-4-1515, RELATING TO BREWERIES AND SAMPLES AND SALES OF BEER, SO AS TO DELETE THE TERM "LICENSED" AND REPLACE IT WITH THE TERM "PERMITTED" THROUGHOUT AND DELETE REFERENCES ALLOWING FOR SAMPLINGS. - ratified title	AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 61-6-1140 AND 61-6-1150, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BOTH RELATING TO TASTINGS AND RETAIL SALES OF ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS AT LICENSED PREMISES OF A MICRO-DISTILLERY OR MANUFACTURER, SO AS TO REVISE THE OUNCE AMOUNT OF ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS DISPENSED AT LICENSED PREMISES AND TO REVISE THE SALE AT RETAIL OF ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS AT LICENSED PREMISES AND TO ALLOW MIXERS TO BE USED IN TASTINGS; TO AMEND SECTION 61-6-1035, RELATING TO SAMPLING OF WINES, SO AS TO ALLOW MIXERS TO BE USED IN TASTINGS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 61-6-140 AND 61-6-150, BOTH RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR RETAIL LICENSES AND THE LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF LICENSES THAT MAY BE ISSUED, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE SHALL NOT ISSUE MORE THAN THREE RETAIL DEALER LICENSES; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 61-6-140 AND 61-6-150 RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR RETAIL LICENSES AND THE LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF LICENSES THAT MAY BE ISSUED, AND SECTION 61-4-960(A)(13) RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION ON TASTINGS HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH A TASTING IN A RETAIL ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR STORE, THAT IS ADJACENT TO AND LICENSED IN THE SAME NAME OF THE RETAIL PERMIT AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF BEER ON APRIL 5, 2018; AND TO AMEND SECTION 61-4-1515, RELATING TO BREWERIES AND SAMPLES AND SALES OF BEER, SO AS TO DELETE THE TERM "LICENSED" AND REPLACE IT WITH THE TERM "PERMITTED" THROUGHOUT AND DELETE REFERENCES ALLOWING FOR SAMPLINGS. - ratified title	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2017-2018	H 3137	South Carolina H 3137 (2017-2018)	bill		enacted	Bales Bedingfield Gilliard J.E. Smith McCoy Stavrinakis	5	28	3	2016-12-15	2017-05-31	openstates	ocd-bill/2bb1d8a6-776b-40b9-9410-cf9c21badf6b	http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3137&session=122&summary=B	4b082c48821896c8c9913c4544132a29744d314ff480b87dd276d4b446db3a64	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina H 3137 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 61-6-1140 AND 61-6-1150, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BOTH RELATING TO TASTINGS AND RETAIL SALES OF ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS AT LICENSED PREMISES OF A MICRO-DISTILLERY OR MANUFACTURER, SO AS TO REVISE THE OUNCE AMOUNT OF ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS DISPENSED AT LICENSED PREMISES AND TO REVISE THE SALE AT RETAIL OF ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS AT LICENSED PREMISES AND TO ALLOW MIXERS TO BE USED IN TASTINGS; TO AMEND SECTION 61-6-1035, RELATING TO SAMPLING OF WINES, SO AS TO ALLOW MIXERS TO BE USED IN TASTINGS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 61-6-140 AND 61-6-150, BOTH RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR RETAIL LICENSES AND THE LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF LICENSES THAT MAY BE ISSUED, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE SHALL NOT ISSUE MORE THAN THREE RETAIL DEALER LICENSES; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 61-6-140 AND 61-6-150 RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR RETAIL LICENSES AND THE LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF LICENSES THAT MAY BE ISSUED, AND SECTION 61-4-960(A)(13) RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION ON TASTINGS HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH A TASTING IN A RETAIL ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR STORE, THAT IS ADJACENT TO AND LICENSED IN THE SAME NAME OF THE RETAIL PERMIT AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF BEER ON APRIL 5, 2018; AND TO AMEND SECTION 61-4-1515, RELATING TO BREWERIES AND SAMPLES AND SALES OF BEER, SO AS TO DELETE THE TERM "LICENSED" AND REPLACE IT WITH THE TERM "PERMITTED" THROUGHOUT AND DELETE REFERENCES ALLOWING FOR SAMPLINGS. - ratified title

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. 12/15/2016 (committee substitute) — source
2. 3/22/2017 (committee substitute) — source
3. 4/26/2017 (committee substitute) — source
4. 4/5/2017 (committee substitute) — source
5. 5/11/2017 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Concur in Senate Amendments — 70–27 (pass) · lower
• 3rd Reading — 37–1 (pass) · upper
• Passage of Bill — 93–13 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Bales — primary (person)
• Bedingfield — primary (person)
• Gilliard — primary (person)
• J.E. Smith — primary (person)
• McCoy — primary (person)
• Stavrinakis — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2016-12-15 Prefiled filing
• 2016-12-15 Referred to Committee on Judiciary referral-committee
• 2017-01-10 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2017-01-10 Referred to Committee on Judiciary referral-committee
• 2017-02-07 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: J.E.Smith
• 2017-03-22 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary committee-passage-favorable
• 2017-03-28 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gilliard
• 2017-03-28 Requests for debate-Rep(s). White, Bannister, McCravy, Willis, Gagnon, Loftis, Hill, Pitts, West, Yow, Thayer, Henegan, Douglas, Knight, Crosby, Hosey, Sandifer, Magnuson
• 2017-04-04 Debate adjourned until Wed., 4-5-17
• 2017-04-05 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bedingfield
• 2017-04-05 Amended amendment-passage
• 2017-04-05 Read second time reading-2
• 2017-04-05 Roll call Yeas-93 Nays-13
• 2017-04-06 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2017-04-11 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2017-04-11 Referred to Committee on Judiciary referral-committee
• 2017-04-24 Referred to Subcommittee: Shealy (ch), Hutto, Senn
• 2017-04-26 Committee report: Favorable Judiciary committee-passage-favorable
• 2017-05-10 Read second time reading-2
• 2017-05-11 Amended amendment-passage
• 2017-05-11 Read third time and returned to House with amendments passage, reading-3
• 2017-05-11 Roll call Ayes-37 Nays-1
• 2017-05-11 Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
• 2017-05-11 Roll call Yeas-70 Nays-27
• 2017-05-15 Ratified R 95
• 2017-05-19 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2017-05-26 Effective date 5/19/17
• 2017-05-31 Act No. 62

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/2bb1d8a6-776b-40b9-9410-cf9c21badf6b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).