South Carolina General Assembly
114th Session, 2001-2002

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Bill 4426


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      4426
Ratification Number:              469
Act Number:                       353
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20020108
Primary Sponsor:                  Merrill
All Sponsors:                     Merrill, Law
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\bbm\10571htc02.doc
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:     20020605
Date of Last Amendment:           20020605
Governor's Action:                S
Date of Governor's Action:        20020716
Subject:                          Sunday minibottle sale permits, 
                                  provisions regarding referendums held in 
                                  municipalities and counties; State lottery 
                                  tickets may be sold in retail liquor stores


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
------  20020731  Act No. A353
------  20020716  Signed by Governor
------  20020606  Ratified R469
House   20020605  Conference Committee Report            98 HCC
                  adopted, enrolled for
                  ratification
Senate  20020604  Conference Committee Report adopted    88 SCC
House   20020529  Conference Committee Appointed         98 HCC  Merrill
                                                                 J. Young
                                                                 Simrill
Senate  20020529  Conference Committee Appointed         88 SCC  Mescher
                                                                 Grooms
                                                                 Matthews
Senate  20020529  Insists upon amendment
House   20020529  Non-concurrence in Senate amendment
Senate  20020528  Amended, read third time, 
                  returned to House with amendment
Senate  20020522  Amended, read second time, 
                  notice of general amendments
Senate  20020516  Amended
Senate  20020515  Committee report: Favorable with       11 SJ
                  amendment
Senate  20020409  Introduced, read first time,           11 SJ
                  referred to Committee
House   20020404  Read third time, sent to Senate
House   20020403  Read second time
House   20020402  Committee report: Favorable            25 HJ
House   20020108  Introduced, read first time,           25 HJ
                  referred to Committee
House   20011219  Prefiled, referred to Committee        25 HJ


              Versions of This Bill
Revised on April 2, 2002 - Word format
Revised on May 15, 2002 - Word format
Revised on May 16, 2002 - Word format
Revised on May 22, 2002 - Word format
Revised on May 28, 2002 - Word format
Revised on June 5, 2002 - Word format

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(A353, R469, H4426)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 61-6-2010, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SUNDAY MINIBOTTLE SALE PERMITS AND THE REFERENDUM APPROVAL REQUIRED IN A COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY BEFORE SUNDAY MINIBOTTLE SALE PERMITS MAY BE ISSUED IN THE COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A REFERENDUM MAY BE ORDERED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF A MUNICIPALITY IN WHICH SUNDAY MINIBOTTLE SALE PERMITS MAY BE ISSUED ONLY IN PART OF THE MUNICIPALITY PURSUANT TO A COUNTY REFERENDUM, TO PROVIDE THAT THE REFERENDUM IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ALLOWING SUCH PERMITS WHERE PROHIBITED BEFORE, AND PROVIDE THAT A MAJORITY "NO" VOTE IN THE MUNICIPAL REFERENDUM DOES NOT AFFECT THE ISSUING OF SUNDAY MINIBOTTLE SALE PERMITS IN THAT PORTION OF THE MUNICIPALITY WHERE THESE PERMITS WERE LAWFUL; AND TO AMEND SECTION 61-6-1540, RELATING TO LIMITATIONS AND THE EXEMPTIONS THEREFROM ON SALES OF NONALCOHOLIC MERCHANDISE IN A RETAIL LIQUOR STORE, SO AS TO EXEMPT SOUTH CAROLINA STATE LOTTERY TICKETS FROM THE LIMITATION.

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

Sunday minibottle sales; municipal referendum

SECTION 1. Section 61-6-2010 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 391 of 2000, is further amended by adding a subsection at the end to read:

"(D)(1) The municipal governing body may order a referendum on the question of the issuance of temporary permits to allow the possession, sale, and consumption of alcoholic liquors in sealed containers of two ounces or less in the following circumstances:

(a) parts of the municipality are located in more than one county;

(b) as a result of a favorable vote in a county referendum held pursuant to this section, permits may be issued in only the parts of the municipality located in that county; and

(c) the proposed referendum would authorize issuance of permits in the remaining parts of the municipality.

(2) The method of ordering a referendum provided in this subsection is in addition to the petition method provided in subsection (C). An unfavorable vote in a municipal referendum does not affect the authority to issue these permits in the part of the municipality located in a county where these permits may be issued.

(3) Upon receipt of a copy of the ordinance filed with the municipal election commission at least sixty days before the date of the general election, the commission must conduct the referendum at the time of the general election and publish and certify its results in the same manner as provided in subsection (C). Subsection (C)(2) does not apply to this referendum."

South Carolina lottery tickets, allowed in retail liquor store

SECTION 2. Section 61-6-1540(A) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 415 of 1996, is amended to read:

"(A) Except as provided in subsection (B), no other goods, wares, or merchandise may be kept or stored in, or sold in or from a retail alcoholic liquor store or place of business, and no place of amusement may be maintained in or in connection with the store. However, retail dealers may sell:

(1) drinking glassware packaged together with alcoholic liquors if the glassware and alcoholic liquors are packaged together by the wholesaler or producer in packaging provided by the producer;

(2) nonalcoholic items, other than beer or wine, packaged together with alcoholic liquors if the nonalcoholic items and alcoholic liquors are in sealed packages and are packaged together by the alcoholic liquor producer at its place of business; and

(3) lottery tickets under the provisions of Chapter 150 of Title 59."

Time effective

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 6th day of June, 2002.

Approved the 16th day of July, 2002.

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