South Carolina General Assembly
120th Session, 2013-2014

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A87, R109, H3956

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Horne and Whipper
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3117jh13.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 496

Introduced in the House on April 16, 2013
Introduced in the Senate on May 1, 2013
Passed by the General Assembly on June 5, 2013
Governor's Action: June 13, 2013, Signed

Summary: ABC Act

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   4/16/2013  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 8)
   4/16/2013  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 8)
   4/24/2013  House   Committee report: Favorable Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 62)
   4/25/2013  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Whipper
   4/30/2013  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 86)
   4/30/2013  House   Roll call Yeas-59  Nays-48 (House Journal-page 86)
    5/1/2013  House   Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 8)
    5/1/2013  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 6)
    5/1/2013  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 6)
   5/29/2013  Senate  Recalled from Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 8)
    6/4/2013  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 97)
    6/4/2013  Senate  Roll call Ayes-40  Nays-3 (Senate Journal-page 97)
    6/5/2013  Senate  Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 16)
   6/11/2013          Ratified R 109
   6/13/2013          Signed By Governor
   6/20/2013          Effective date 06/13/13
   6/24/2013          Act No. 87

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

4/16/2013
4/24/2013
5/29/2013


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(A87, R109, H3956)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 61-6-20, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS IN THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL ACT, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "FURNISHING LODGING" TO PROVIDE FOR AT LEAST EIGHTEEN INSTEAD OF TWENTY ROOMS THAT A BUSINESS MUST OFFER FOR ACCOMMODATIONS ON A REGULAR BASIS.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Definition revised

SECTION    1.    Section 61-6-20(5) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 67 of 2011, is further amended to read:

"(5)    'Furnishing lodging' means those businesses which rent accommodations for lodging to the public on a regular basis consisting of not less than eighteen rooms."

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 11th day of June, 2013.

Approved the 13th day of June, 2013.

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