A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 61-4-550, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SPECIAL PERMITS FOR USE AT FAIRS AND SPECIAL FUNCTIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE MAY ISSUE PERMITS TO SELL BEER AND WINE AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS ON MULTIPLE DAYS AT A FESTIVAL ON ONE APPLICATION, AND TO PROVIDE A DEFINITION FOR "FESTIVAL"; AND TO AMEND SECTION 61-6-2000, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO TEMPORARY PERMITS FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE MAY ISSUE LICENSES TO SELL ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR BY THE DRINK AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS ON MULTIPLE DAYS AT A FESTIVAL ON ONE APPLICATION, AND TO PROVIDE A DEFINITION OF "FESTIVAL".
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
May 2018
House Passage
May 2017
Senate Passage
May 2018
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2017
Last action May 10, 2018
Floor votes · Senate May 8, 2018 · House May 9, 2017
How they voted
32–8
Passed
Total votes 40
May 8, 2018
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican26
69% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
9
Committee
7
Amendments
3
May 10, 2018
Lower · Passed
Conference committee appointed Erickson, Stavrinakis, Bannister
lower
May 10, 2018
Upper · Passed
Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Rankin, Hutto, Rice
upper
May 10, 2018
Introduced
Non-concurrence in Senate amendment
lower
May 8, 2018
Upper · Passed
Read third time and returned to House with amendments
upper
May 8, 2018
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Amended and Adopted
upper
Apr 18, 2018
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
upper
May 11, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
May 11, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
May 10, 2017
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
May 10, 2017
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 9, 2017
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (90-15-13)
house
May 3, 2017
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
lower
Jan 10, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Jan 10, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Dec 15, 2016
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Leon Stavrinakis
DDemocratic
P
Peter M. McCoy, Jr.
RRepublican
P
Shannon Erickson
RRepublican
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