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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 61-6-120, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO A PERMIT ISSUED FOR ON-PREMISES CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR IN PROXIMITY TO A CHURCH, SCHOOL, OR PLAYGROUND, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A LICENSE MAY BE ISSUED IF THE DECISION-MAKING BODY OF THE CHURCH, SCHOOL, OR PLAYGROUND AFFIRMATIVELY STATES THAT IT DOES NOT OBJECT TO THE ISSUANCE OF A LICENSE AND TO ALLOW THE DECISION-MAKING BODY OF A SCHOOL TO WITHDRAW ITS STATEMENT DURING THE RENEWAL PERIOD FOR THE LICENSE. - ratified title"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 61-6-120, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO A PERMIT ISSUED FOR ON-PREMISES CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR IN PROXIMITY TO A CHURCH, SCHOOL, OR PLAYGROUND, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A LICENSE MAY BE ISSUED IF THE DECISION-MAKING BODY OF THE CHURCH, SCHOOL, OR PLAYGROUND AFFIRMATIVELY STATES THAT IT DOES NOT OBJECT TO THE ISSUANCE OF A LICENSE AND TO ALLOW THE DECISION-MAKING BODY OF A SCHOOL TO WITHDRAW ITS STATEMENT DURING THE RENEWAL PERIOD FOR THE LICENSE. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "H 3549"
citation: "South Carolina H 3549 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cobb-Hunter"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 28
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-01-24"
last_action: "2018-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cdc79a05-f22d-4300-b0d3-3888f2a74e50"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3549&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "001393da76b20da5d71f593e8ea71982469f841390a12e0816909f959eaa8838"
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 3549 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 61-6-120, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO A PERMIT ISSUED FOR ON-PREMISES CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR IN PROXIMITY TO A CHURCH, SCHOOL, OR PLAYGROUND, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A LICENSE MAY BE ISSUED IF THE DECISION-MAKING BODY OF THE CHURCH, SCHOOL, OR PLAYGROUND AFFIRMATIVELY STATES THAT IT DOES NOT OBJECT TO THE ISSUANCE OF A LICENSE AND TO ALLOW THE DECISION-MAKING BODY OF A SCHOOL TO WITHDRAW ITS STATEMENT DURING THE RENEWAL PERIOD FOR THE LICENSE. - 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/3549_20170124.htm)
2. **3/29/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3549_20170329.htm)
3. **4/18/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3549_20180418.htm)
4. **4/19/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3549_20170419.htm)
5. **4/19/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3549_20180419.htm)
6. **4/25/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3549_20180425.htm)
7. **4/26/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3549_20180426.htm)
8. **4/26/2018-A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3549_20180426a.htm)
## Votes
- 3rd Reading — **339** (pass) · upper
- Table the motion to commit Bill — **7324** (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — **7417** (pass) · lower
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **995** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Cobb-Hunter — 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`
- **2017-03-29** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-30** Requests for debate-Rep(s). McCravy
- **2017-04-04** Requests for debate-Rep(s). Gagnon, Atwater, Willis, West, Huggins, Long, Pitts, Hiott, Brown, Hart, Magnuson, Chumley, Crosby
- **2017-04-04** Debate adjourned until Wed., 4-5-17
- **2017-04-05** Debate adjourned until Thur., 4-6-17
- **2017-04-19** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-19** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2017-04-19** Roll call Yeas-74 Nays-17
- **2017-04-24** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-25** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-04-25** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-01** Referred to Subcommittee: Shealy (ch), Hutto, Senn
- **2018-04-18** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-19** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2018-04-25** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-25** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-04-26** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2018-04-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2018-05-08** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-05-08** Roll call Ayes-33 Nays-9
- **2018-05-09** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2018-05-09** Roll call Yeas-99 Nays-5
- **2018-05-23** Ratified R 282
- **2018-05-25** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-06-01** Effective date 05/25/18
- **2018-06-01** Act No. 252
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cdc79a05-f22d-4300-b0d3-3888f2a74e50`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).