South Carolina Senate Bill 849

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 8-5)
Status: Introduced on January 28 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-05-06 - Scrivener's error corrected
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 61-2-170, Relating To Drive-through Or Curbside Service Of Alcoholic Beverages, So As To Provide Certain Exceptions; By Adding Section 61-4-45 So As To Provide That The Department May Issue Certain Licenses Or Permits Allowing A Retailer To Offer Certain Curbside Delivery Or Pick Up; By Adding Section 61-4-280 So As To Provide That A Retail Dealer May Hire A Delivery Service To Deliver Certain Beer And Wine And To Provide For Requirements; By Adding Section 61-6-1570 So As To Provide That The Department May Issue Certain Licenses Or Permits Allowing A Retailer To Offer Certain Curbside Delivery Or Pick Up; And By Adding Section 61-6-1580 So As To Provide That A Retail Dealer May Hire A Delivery Service To Deliver Certain Alcoholic Liquors And To Provide For Requirements.

Alcohol delivery and curbside pickup

Sen. Jason Elliott [R]	Sen. Michael Johnson [R]	Sen. Ed Sutton [D]	Sen. Ross Turner [R]
Sen. Wes Climer [R]	Sen. Russell Ott [D]	Sen. Jeff Zell [R]	Sen. Thomas Young [R]
Sen. Sean Bennett [R]	Sen. Bradley Hutto [D]	Sen. Deon Tedder [D]	Sen. Brian Adams [R]
Sen. Jeffrey Graham [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-05-06		Scrivener's error corrected
2026-04-29	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
2026-01-28	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2026-01-28	Senate	Introduced and read first time

H3857 (Similar To) 2026-01-28 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Brewer

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
61	2	170	(n/a)	See Bill Text
61	4	280	(n/a)	See Bill Text
61	4	45	(n/a)	See Bill Text
61	6	1570	(n/a)	See Bill Text
61	6	1580	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0849&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/849_20260128.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/849_20260429.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/849_20260506.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/fiscalimpactstatements/S0849%202026-01-28%20introduced.pdf