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A243, R284, S1048

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Martin and Alexander
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ms\7501ahb08.doc

Introduced in the Senate on January 30, 2008
Introduced in the House on April 30, 2008
Passed by the General Assembly on May 22, 2008
Governor's Action: May 27, 2008, Signed

Summary: Wine

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/30/2008  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-10
   1/30/2008  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-10
    2/5/2008  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Gregory (ch), Elliott, 
                        Anderson, Ritchie, Cleary, Ceips
   4/23/2008  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary 
                        SJ-19
   4/24/2008  Senate  Committee Amendment Adopted SJ-74
   4/24/2008  Senate  Read second time SJ-74
   4/29/2008  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-53
   4/30/2008  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-6
   4/30/2008  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-6
   5/14/2008  House   Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-4
   5/21/2008  House   Read second time HJ-27
   5/22/2008  House   Read third time and enrolled HJ-10
   5/22/2008          Ratified R 284
   5/27/2008          Signed By Governor
    6/2/2008          Copies available
    6/2/2008          Effective date 05/27/08
    6/4/2008          Act No. 243

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/30/2008
4/23/2008
4/24/2008
5/14/2008

(A243, R284, S1048)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 61-4-120, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE SUNDAY SALE OF WINE OR BEER IN THIS STATE, SO AS TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION FOR WINE THAT IS HARVESTED, PROCESSED, FERMENTED, BOTTLED, AND SOLD AT THE SAME CONTIGUOUS LOCATION, LICENSING AND TAXING REQUIREMENTS ARE MET, AND THE COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL GOVERNING BODY ADOPTS AN ORDINANCE PERMITTING WINE SALES ON SUNDAY.

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

Alcohol, Sunday sales of wine, exception for wine grown and sold on contiguous location

SECTION    1.    Section 61-4-120 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 139 of 2005, is further amended to read:

"Section 61-4-120.    (A)    It is unlawful for a person to sell or offer for sale wine or beer in this State between the hours of twelve o'clock Saturday night and sunrise Monday morning. However, an establishment licensed pursuant to Article 5 of Chapter 6 is authorized to sell these products during those hours in which the sale of alcoholic liquors by the drink is lawful. A person who violates the provisions of this section is considered guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days. The right of a person to sell wine and beer in this State under a license issued by the State must be forfeited and the license revoked upon his conviction of violating the provisions of this section.

(B)    Notwithstanding subsection (A) and other provisions of law, wine may be sold on Sunday if the wine is produced using grapes grown in this State, the grapes are harvested, processed, fermented, bottled, and sold at the same contiguous location, the seller meets all applicable licensing and taxing requirements, and the local governing body of the county or municipality where the sale occurs adopts an ordinance permitting wine sales on Sunday under these limited circumstances."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 22nd day of May, 2008.

Approved the 27th day of May, 2008.

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