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H. 5233
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Finlay, McCoy, Bannister, Cole, Delleney and W.J. McLeod
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Introduced in the House on April 14, 2016
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary
Summary: Wine
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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4/14/2016 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 85)
4/14/2016 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary
(House Journal-page 85)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 61-6-1645 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN ESTABLISHMENT THAT HOLDS A VALID BEER AND WINE LICENSE AND A LICENSE TO SELL ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS BY THE DRINK MAY SELL WINE WHICH IS NOT IN EXCESS OF TWENTY-ONE PERCENT, AND FORTIFIED WINE TO BE CONSUMED ON AND OFF THE PREMISES; TO AMEND SECTION 61-4-570, RELATING TO WINE SERVICE FOR CONSUMPTION ON PREMISES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN ESTABLISHMENT THAT HOLDS A VALID BEER AND WINE LICENSE AND A LICENSE TO SELL ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS BY THE DRINK WHICH SELLS WINE NOT IN EXCESS OF TWENTY-ONE PERCENT ALSO MAY SELL FORTIFIED WINE TO BE CONSUMED ON AND OFF THE PREMISES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 61-6-20, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS IN THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL ACT, SO AS TO PROVIDE A DEFINITION FOR "FORTIFIED WINE".
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Subarticle 1, Article 5, Chapter 6, Title 61 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 61-6-1645. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an establishment that holds a valid beer and wine license and a license to sell alcoholic liquors by the drink may sell wine which is not in excess of twenty-one percent of alcohol by volume, and fortified wine as defined in Section 61-6-20, to be consumed on and off the premises."
SECTION 2. Section 61-4-570 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 61-4-570. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an establishment that holds a valid beer and wine license and a license to sell alcoholic liquors by the drink may sell wine which is not in excess of twenty-one percent of alcohol by volume, and fortified wine as defined in Section 61-6-20, to be consumed on and off the premises."
SECTION 3. Section 61-6-20 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 87 of 2013, is further amended by adding a new item at the end to read:
"( ) 'Fortified wine' is a wine to which alcoholic liquors have been added and which is not in excess of twenty-three percent of alcohol by volume."
SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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