2015-2016 Bill 5233: Wine - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly

121st Session, 2015-2016

H. 5233

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill

Sponsors: Reps. Finlay, McCoy, Bannister, Cole, Delleney and W.J.McLeod

Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3089jh15.docx

Introduced in the House on April 14, 2016

Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Wine

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

DateBodyAction Description with journal page number

4/14/2016HouseIntroduced and read first time (House Journalpage85)

4/14/2016HouseReferred to Committee on Judiciary(House Journalpage85)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

4/14/2016

ABILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 6161645 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 TWENTYONE PERCENT, AND FORTIFIED WINE TO BE CONSUMED ON AND OFF THE PREMISES; TO AMEND SECTION 614570, 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 TWENTYONE PERCENT ALSO MAY SELL FORTIFIED WINE TO BE CONSUMED ON AND OFF THE PREMISES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 61620, 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:

SECTION1.Subarticle 1, Article 5, Chapter 6, Title 61 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

“Section 6161645.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 twentyone percent of alcohol by volume, and fortified wine as defined in Section 61620, to be consumed on and off the premises.”

SECTION2.Section 614570 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

“Section 614570.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 twentyone percent of alcohol by volume, and fortified wine as defined in Section 61620,to be consumed on and offthe premises.”

SECTION3.Section 61620 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 twentythree percent of alcohol by volume.”

SECTION4.This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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