South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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A19, R8, S19

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators McConnell, Campsen, Elliott, Hayes, Fair, Richardson and Bryant
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3043dw05.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 3271

Introduced in the Senate on January 11, 2005
Introduced in the House on January 26, 2005
Passed by the General Assembly on March 11, 2005
Governor's Action: No signature required

Summary: Legislature to regulate the sale of alcoholic liquor

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/8/2004  Senate  Prefiled
   12/8/2004  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/11/2005  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-90
   1/11/2005  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-90
   1/19/2005  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Judiciary SJ-16
   1/20/2005          Scrivener's error corrected
   1/25/2005  Senate  Read second time SJ-17
   1/26/2005  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-32
   1/26/2005  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-89
   1/26/2005  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-89
    3/9/2005  House   Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-5
   3/10/2005  House   Read second time HJ-17
   3/10/2005  House   Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day HJ-20
   3/11/2005  House   Read third time and enrolled HJ-4
   3/17/2005          Ratified R 8
   3/22/2005          No signature required
   3/23/2005          Copies available
   3/23/2005          Effective date 3/17/05
   4/13/2005          Act No. 19

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/8/2004
1/19/2005
1/20/2005
3/9/2005

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A19, R8, S19)

AN ACT TO RATIFY AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1, ARTICLE VIII-A OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO THE POWERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY PERTAINING TO ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS AND BEVERAGES, SO AS TO REGULATE THEIR SALE IN CONTAINERS OF SUCH SIZE AS THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONSIDERS APPROPRIATE.

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

Amendment to Section 1, Article VIII-A of the Constitution of South Carolina ratified

SECTION    1.    The amendment to Section 1, Article VIII-A of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, prepared under the terms of Joint Resolution 317 of 2004, having been submitted to the qualified electors at the General Election of 2004 as prescribed in Section 1, Article XVI of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, and a favorable vote having been received on the amendment, is ratified and declared to be a part of the constitution so that Section 1 of Article VIII-A is amended to read:

"Section 1.    In the exercise of the police power the General Assembly has the right to prohibit and to regulate the manufacture, sale, and retail of alcoholic liquors or beverages within the State. The General Assembly may license persons or corporations to manufacture, sell, and retail alcoholic liquors or beverages within the State under the rules and restrictions as it considers proper, including the right to sell alcoholic liquors or beverages in containers of such size as the General Assembly considers appropriate. The General Assembly may prohibit the manufacture, sale, and retail of alcoholic liquors and beverages within the State, and may authorize and empower state, county, and municipal officers, all or either, under the authority and in the name of the State, to buy in any market and retail within the State liquors and beverages in such packages and quantities, under such rules and regulations, as it considers expedient. However, a license must not be granted to sell alcoholic beverages in less quantities than one ounce in licensed retail stores, or to sell them between seven o'clock p.m. and nine o'clock a.m., or to sell them to be drunk on the premises; however, the General Assembly shall not delegate to any municipal corporation the power to issue licenses to sell alcoholic liquors or beverages. However, licenses may be granted to sell and consume alcoholic liquors and beverages on the premises of businesses which engage primarily and substantially in the preparation and serving of meals or furnishing of lodging or on the premises of certain nonprofit organizations with limited membership not open to the general public, during such hours as the General Assembly may provide."

Ratified the 17th day of March, 2005.

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