South Carolina Craft Beer Economic Development Act
Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "SOUTH CAROLINA CRAFT BEER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACT"; BY AMENDING SECTION 61-4-1515, RELATING TO THE SALE OF BEER BY BREWERIES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN BEER SOLD FOR ON-PREMISES CONSUMPTION MUST BE PRODUCED BY THE BREWERY ON ITS PERMITTED PREMISES OR TRANSFERRED TO THE BREWERY AND TO DELETE THE CONDITION THAT SALES TO CONSUMERS MUST BE HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH A TOUR. - RATIFIED TITLE
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Feb 23, 2023
Signed May 16, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 30, 2023 · House May 4, 2023
How they voted
40–1
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 46
Mar 30, 2023
D
Democratic15
86% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican30
86% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Amendments
1
May 16, 2023
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read third time and enrolled
lower
May 4, 2023
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (103-0-19)
house
May 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
lower
Apr 5, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Apr 5, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (40-1-5)
senate
Mar 29, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
upper
Mar 17, 2023
Committee
Referred to Subcommittee: Talley (ch), Hutto, Malloy, Matthews, Climer, Senn, M.Johnson
upper
Feb 23, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Feb 23, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
13 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brad Hutto
DDemocratic
P
Brian Adams
RRepublican
P
Gerald Malloy
DDemocratic
P
Josh Kimbrell
RRepublican
P
Kevin Johnson
DDemocratic
P
Larry Grooms
RRepublican
P
Marlon E. Kimpson
DDemocratic
P
Michael Johnson
RRepublican
P
Mike Fanning
DDemocratic
P
Scott Talley
RRepublican
P
Sean Bennett
RRepublican
P
Thomas McElveen
DDemocratic
P
Wes Climer
RRepublican
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