ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES: Provides for the sale of certain alcoholic beverages in the town of Winnsboro
This bill allows restaurants in the town of Winnsboro to sell high-alcohol beverages until 11:00 p.m., provided they earn at least 80% of their revenue from food and nonalcoholic drinks. It changes state law to create this specific exception for Winnsboro, overriding the usual rule that prohibits selling such drinks in violation of local ordinances. The law applies only to establishments meeting the revenue threshold and does not affect other towns or businesses that do not qualify.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Feb 23, 2024
Signed May 23, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 13, 2024 · House Apr 10, 2024
How they voted
36–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 38
May 13, 2024
D
Democratic12
91% Yea
R
Republican26
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
4
Committee
5
May 13, 2024
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 1 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 1, 2024
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
Apr 30, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 10, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 100, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (16-0).
lower
Mar 11, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
lower
Feb 23, 2024
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Travis Johnson
DDemocratic
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