South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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A267, R437, H5094

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Edge
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ms\7252ahb04.doc

Introduced in the House on April 13, 2004
Introduced in the Senate on May 25, 2004
Last Amended on June 2, 2004
Passed by the General Assembly on June 3, 2004
Governor's Action: July 6, 2004, Signed

Summary: Airline companies authorized to purchase beer, wine and alcoholic liquor directly from a licensed wholesaler

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   4/13/2004  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-5
   4/13/2004  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-5
    5/5/2004  House   Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-3
   5/11/2004  House   Requests for debate-Rep(s). Scott, Hosey, 
                        Moody-Lawrence, J Brown, Lloyd, Bales, Littlejohn, and 
                        Mack HJ-14
   5/13/2004  House   Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). Scott, Lloyd, and J 
                        Brown HJ-22
   5/19/2004  House   Read second time HJ-285
   5/19/2004  House   Roll call Yeas-87  Nays-0 HJ-286
   5/20/2004  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-103
   5/25/2004  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-11
   5/25/2004  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-11
   5/27/2004  Senate  Recalled from Committee on Judiciary SJ-6
    6/2/2004  Senate  Amended SJ-130
    6/2/2004  Senate  Read second time SJ-130
    6/2/2004  Senate  Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day SJ-130
    6/3/2004  Senate  Read third time and returned to House with amendments 
                        SJ-19
    6/3/2004  House   Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-74
    6/3/2004          Scrivener's error corrected
    6/3/2004          Ratified R 437
    7/6/2004          Signed By Governor
   7/13/2004          Copies available
   7/13/2004          Effective date 07/06/04
   7/14/2004          Act No. 267

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

4/13/2004
5/5/2004
5/27/2004
6/2/2004
6/3/2004


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

(A267, R437, H5094)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 61-6-1555 SO AS TO ALLOW AN AIRLINE COMPANY TO PURCHASE BEER, WINE, AND ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR DIRECTLY FROM A LICENSED WHOLESALER, TO PROVIDE THAT THE WHOLESALER MAY SELL AND DELIVER THE BEER, WINE, AND ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR TO AN AIRLINE COMPANY, AND TO PROVIDE A PENALTY IF A PERSON USES BEER, WINE, OR ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR PURCHASED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION FOR ANOTHER PURPOSE OTHER THAN THE SALE OR USE BY THE AIRLINE COMPANY; AND TO AMEND SECTIONS 61-4-720 AND 61-4-730, BOTH AS AMENDED, RELATING TO TASTING AND SALES OF WINE BY A WINERY LICENSED IN THIS STATE, SO AS TO FURTHER DEFINE "WINE" FOR PURPOSES OF THESE SECTIONS TO INCLUDE WINE PRODUCED ON THE PREMISES WITH A MAJORITY OF THE JUICE FROM FRUIT AND BERRIES WHICH ARE GROWN IN THIS STATE.

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

Airline companies authorized to purchase beer, wine, and alcoholic liquors from wholesalers

SECTION    1.    Subarticle 15, Article 3, Chapter 6, Title 61 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 61-6-1555.    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an airline company may purchase beer, wine, and alcoholic liquor directly from a wholesaler licensed pursuant to the provisions of Section 61-4-520(3) or Section 61-6-100(2). A wholesaler may sell and deliver beer, wine, and alcoholic liquor to an airline company for use on the company's airplanes. A person other than an airline passenger who uses beer, wine, or alcoholic liquor purchased pursuant to the provisions of this section for another purpose other than the sale or use by the airline company on its airplanes is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than six months, or both. Each violation of this section constitutes a separate offense."

Further defines "wine"

SECTION    2. A.    Section 61-4-720 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 76 of 2001, is further amended to read:

"Section 61-4-720.    Notwithstanding another provision of law, a licensed winery located in this State is authorized to sell wine produced on its premises with a majority of the juice from fruit and berries which are grown in this State with an alcoholic content of sixteen percent or less on the winery premises and deliver or ship this wine to consumer homes in or outside the State. These wineries are authorized to provide, with or without cost, wine taste samples to prospective customers."

B.     Section 61-4-730 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 76 of 2001, is further amended to read:

"Section 61-4-730.    Permitted wineries which produce and sell wine produced on its premises with a majority of the juice from fruit and berries which are grown in this State may sell the wine at retail, wholesale, or both, and deliver or ship the wine to the purchaser in the State. Wine must be delivered between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m."

Time effective

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 3rd day of June, 2004.

Approved the 6th day of July, 2004.

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