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Bill	Alcohol, sale and tastings	AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 61-4-720, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE SALE OF WINE BY A WINERY LOCATED IN THIS STATE, SO AS TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS; BY ADDING SECTION 61-4-748 SO AS TO ALLOW CERTAIN WINERIES TO OBTAIN SATELLITE LOCATION CERTIFICATES; TO AMEND SECTION 61-4-770, RELATING TO LIMITATIONS ON THE SALE OF WINES ABOVE A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF ALCOHOL, SO AS TO INCREASE THE LIMIT; TO AMEND SECTION 61-6-1035, RELATING TO THE SAMPLING OF WINES, SO AS TO INCREASE THE ALLOWED ALCOHOL PERCENTAGE BY VOLUME; TO AMEND SECTIONS 61-6-1640 AND 61-6-1650, BOTH RELATING TO THE SAMPLING OF WINE, SO AS TO INCREASE THE ALLOWED ALCOHOL PERCENTAGE BY VOLUME; TO AMEND SECTION 61-6-1540, RELATING TO THE SALE OF WINES BY A RETAIL DEALER, SO AS TO INCREASE THE ALLOWED ALCOHOL PERCENTAGE BY VOLUME; BY ADDING SECTION 61-6-1155 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE AN ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR PRODUCER, MANUFACTURER, OR MICRO-DISTILLER TO SELL LIQUORS DISTILLED AT THEIR LICENSED PREMISES FOR ON-PREMISES CONSUMPTION; AND TO AMEND SECTIONS 61-6-1140 AND 61-6-1150, BOTH RELATING TASTING AND RETAIL SALES AT THE LICENSED PREMISES OF A MICRO-DISTILLERY, SO AS TO PROVIDE CERTAIN LIMITATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PRICING OF TASTINGS AND TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN MICRO-DISTILLERIES. - ratified title	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2021-2022	S 619	South Carolina S 619 (2021-2022)	bill		enacted	Climer Fanning Hutto Leatherman Rankin	8	23	3	2021-02-25	2021-06-01	openstates	ocd-bill/10591351-abb7-45ad-8db8-aa0714cddd36	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=619&session=124&summary=B	354c7e752dc414074b4c8921c9d7a516fd24098bc5a8458eb2d666f122fb9f18	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina S 619 (2021-2022) — Alcohol, sale and tastings

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 61-4-720, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE SALE OF WINE BY A WINERY LOCATED IN THIS STATE, SO AS TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS; BY ADDING SECTION 61-4-748 SO AS TO ALLOW CERTAIN WINERIES TO OBTAIN SATELLITE LOCATION CERTIFICATES; TO AMEND SECTION 61-4-770, RELATING TO LIMITATIONS ON THE SALE OF WINES ABOVE A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF ALCOHOL, SO AS TO INCREASE THE LIMIT; TO AMEND SECTION 61-6-1035, RELATING TO THE SAMPLING OF WINES, SO AS TO INCREASE THE ALLOWED ALCOHOL PERCENTAGE BY VOLUME; TO AMEND SECTIONS 61-6-1640 AND 61-6-1650, BOTH RELATING TO THE SAMPLING OF WINE, SO AS TO INCREASE THE ALLOWED ALCOHOL PERCENTAGE BY VOLUME; TO AMEND SECTION 61-6-1540, RELATING TO THE SALE OF WINES BY A RETAIL DEALER, SO AS TO INCREASE THE ALLOWED ALCOHOL PERCENTAGE BY VOLUME; BY ADDING SECTION 61-6-1155 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE AN ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR PRODUCER, MANUFACTURER, OR MICRO-DISTILLER TO SELL LIQUORS DISTILLED AT THEIR LICENSED PREMISES FOR ON-PREMISES CONSUMPTION; AND TO AMEND SECTIONS 61-6-1140 AND 61-6-1150, BOTH RELATING TASTING AND RETAIL SALES AT THE LICENSED PREMISES OF A MICRO-DISTILLERY, SO AS TO PROVIDE CERTAIN LIMITATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PRICING OF TASTINGS AND TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN MICRO-DISTILLERIES. - ratified title

Version chain

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

1. Filed (filed) — source
2. 2/25/2021 (committee substitute) — source
3. 3/31/2021 (committee substitute) — source
4. 4/1/2021 (committee substitute) — source
5. 4/28/2021 (committee substitute) — source
6. 4/29/2021 (committee substitute) — source
7. 4/8/2021 (committee substitute) — source
8. 4/9/2021 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• 2nd Reading — 31–6 (pass) · upper
• Passage of Bill — 98–11 (pass) · lower
• to lay on the table — 25–12 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Climer — primary (person)
• Fanning — primary (person)
• Hutto — primary (person)
• Leatherman — primary (person)
• Rankin — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2021-02-25 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2021-02-25 Referred to Committee on Judiciary referral-committee
• 2021-03-01 Referred to Subcommittee: Talley (ch), Hutto, Matthews, Climer, Senn, Cash, Harpootlian
• 2021-03-31 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary committee-passage-favorable
• 2021-04-01 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2021-04-08 Committee Amendment Adopted amendment-passage
• 2021-04-08 Amended amendment-passage
• 2021-04-08 Read second time reading-2
• 2021-04-08 Roll call Ayes-31 Nays-6
• 2021-04-08 Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
• 2021-04-09 Read third time and sent to House passage, reading-3
• 2021-04-09 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2021-04-13 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2021-04-13 Referred to Committee on Judiciary referral-committee
• 2021-04-28 Committee report: Favorable Judiciary committee-passage-favorable
• 2021-04-29 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2021-05-04 Read second time reading-2
• 2021-05-04 Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-11
• 2021-05-05 Read third time and enrolled passage, reading-3
• 2021-05-13 Ratified R 74
• 2021-05-17 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2021-06-01 Effective date 05/17/21
• 2021-06-01 Act No. 60

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/10591351-abb7-45ad-8db8-aa0714cddd36. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).