EXPLANATION:

Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 117, GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 561, after line 3, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:

/ (GP: Sunday Sales)  (A) For the current fiscal year, Section 61-6-4160 of the S.C. Code is suspended. The Department of Revenue is authorized to issue permits for the sale of alcoholic liquors on Sundays for off-premises consumption on Sunday between 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. in compliance with the provisions of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act in counties or municipalities where a majority of the qualified electors voting in a referendum vote in favor of the issuance of the permit. The referendum may be conducted by petition or by ordinance in accordance with the referendum procedures set forth in Section 61-6-2010(C)(1), (3), and (D) of the S.C. Code. The question on the ballot must be:

"Shall the South Carolina Department of Revenue be authorized to issue permits to licensed retail dealers in this (county) (municipality) to allow for the sale of alcoholic liquors for off-premises consumption on Sunday between 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. in compliance with the provisions of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act?"

 (B) Permits issued by the Department of Revenue may be issued in all parts of a municipality if any part of the municipality is located in a county where the issuance of these permits is allowed. The filing fee and purposes for which the revenue may be used by the municipality or county shall be as provided in Section 61-6-2010(B) of the S.C. Code.

 (C) The department may charge a nonrefundable filing fee of one hundred dollars for processing each permit application. /

Amend totals and titles to conform.