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SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATION SUCCESSES 2022

Worked to prevent Sunday sales legislation from gaining traction in South Carolina.
Alcohol delivery and curbside – working to get liquor added to any legislation that would allow for curbside delivery and potentially alcohol delivery.
Worked to prevent Gallo from selling liquor in their retail locations, helped limit the amount of wine they can sell at satellite locations, and limited the number of satellite locations that Gallo could operate in the state.
Worked with the microdistillers to limit the number of bottles they can sell for off-premise consumption.

CURRENT LIQUOR LEGISLATION FOR 2022:

CURBSIDE DELIVERY, ALCOHOL DELIVERY BILL, & SUNDAY SALES

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LEGISLATIVE RESOURCES

How to Find Your Legislators

This link below allows you to find your Senators and Representatives for both the S.C. State Legislature and U.S. Congress who are currently serving.

To use the search, first enter your address information into the form provided below. Next click the button labeled ‘Find Legislators’ to submit the search.

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/legislatorssearch.php

Various South Carolina Legislative Links

SC General Assembly

SC State Senate

SC House of Representative

Office of the Governor

Lieutenant Governor

Attorney General

Secretary of State

Commissioner of Agriculture

Commissioner of Labor

Department of Revenue (DOR)

https://dor.sc.gov/tax/abl/

South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED)

https://www.sled.sc.gov/vice.html#enforcement

South Carolina Restaurant & Lodging Association (SCRLA)

https://www.scrla.org

South Carolina Business One Stop (SCBOS)

Hospitality businesses in the state of South Carolina are required to obtain a variety of licenses and permits prior to opening and must maintain those licenses and permits in order to remain in business. In addition, you will need to file certain applications or notices during the course of your business’ operation.

As always, you are advised to check with competent legal counsel and local authorities to determine if there are any special licenses required in your locality.

This website to find liquor laws and applications for liquor licenses.

www.SCBOS.SC.gov

American Beverage Licensees (ABL)

American Beverage Licensees is the preeminent national trade association for independent retail beverage alcohol license holders across the United States. ABL’s members, who number nearly 20,000, are comprised of on-premise (bars, taverns, restaurants, casinos) and off-premise (package stores) retailers. ABL continues to grow today thanks in large part to its hard-working members and the support of its fellow industry organizations.

www.ABLUSA.org

This website is our National American Beverage Licensees.