S 355 South Carolina Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Micro-distillery tastings

Summary

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 61-6-1140, RELATING TO TASTINGS AND RETAIL SALES ON LICENSED PREMISES, SO AS TO MODIFY THE TIME DURING WHICH TASTINGS AND RETAIL SALES CAN OCCUR; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 61-6-1150, RELATING TO TASTINGS AND RETAIL SALES, SO AS TO MODIFY THE AMOUNT OF LIQUOR THAT CAN BE SOLD TO A CONSUMER DURING ONE BUSINESS DAY.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

May 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 18, 2025 Last action May 7, 2026

Floor votes · Senate May 5, 2026

How they voted

32–9

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 43

May 5, 2026

D Democratic11

11 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican32

21 Yea 9 Nay 2

65% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 7, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

lower

May 7, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

May 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read third time and sent to House

upper

May 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

Committee Amendment Adopted

upper

May 5, 2026

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (32-9-2)

senate

Apr 29, 2026

Upper · Passed

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary

upper

Feb 18, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

upper

Feb 18, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

12 primary · 0 co-sponsors