South Carolina alcohol laws

What it would do: Prohibits possession and sale of consumable hemp products containing more than 0.4mg total THC per container and intoxicating hemp products. Restricts sales to persons under 21, prohibits online sales and direct shipment, and requires retail signage and age verification.

What it would do: Creates a retail alcoholic beverage caterer license allowing caterers to serve beer, wine, and liquor at private off-site events, purchase directly from wholesalers and liquor stores, and collect taxes on inclusive bar packages. Modifies temporary permit rules for special events.

What it would do: Amends alcohol licensing law to add performing arts and convention complexes as entities eligible for on-premises alcohol licenses and permits, and modifies liquor liability insurance requirements and enforcement penalties for alcohol service violations.

What it would do: Amends micro-distillery tasting regulations to extend hours to 10:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday and allows retail sales during those extended hours, and increases the daily limit of alcoholic liquor dispensed to individual consumers from four to four and one-half ounces.

What it would do: Authorizes South Carolina retail dealers to offer curbside pickup and delivery of beer, wine, and alcoholic liquors through licensed delivery services, with requirements for age verification, training, insurance, and record-keeping to prevent sales to minors and intoxicated persons.

What it would do: Prohibits possession, manufacturing, and distribution of consumable hemp products containing THC or intoxicating cannabinoids. Classifies such products as contraband, makes online sales and direct shipments illegal, and subjects violations to penalties including fines up to $3,000 and imprisonment up to three years.

What it would do: Prohibits most consumable hemp products in South Carolina while creating a licensing and regulatory framework for intoxicating hemp beverages containing no more than 5 milligrams of THC per 12-ounce serving, restricted to adults 21 and older, with manufacturer, wholesaler, and retailer licensing requirements and taxation.

What it would do: Establishes an alcohol server training program requiring certification for on-premises alcohol servers, creates civil liability for licensees who knowingly serve visibly intoxicated persons, increases liquor liability insurance requirements to $500,000-$1,000,000, and modifies joint and several liability rules in tort cases.

What it would do: Reforms tort liability by modifying joint and several liability rules, creating a dram shop cause of action against alcohol licensees, requiring alcohol server training and certification, and adjusting damages caps and insurance requirements for various liability contexts.

What it would do: Adds Section 15-3-710 to create civil liability for alcohol licensees who furnish alcohol to adults visibly intoxicated or likely to become intoxicated, or to anyone under 21, if the furnishing proximately causes bodily injury, death, or property damage to a third party.

What it would do: Creates a civil cause of action against alcohol licensees who knowingly sell or serve alcohol to visibly intoxicated individuals if that sale proximately causes bodily injury, death, or property damage to another person, with specified exceptions and making this the exclusive manner for dram shop actions.

What it would do: Repeals Section 61-2-145 of the South Carolina Code, which relates to required liability insurance coverage. The act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

What it would do: Adds Section 61-4-524 to allow the Department of Revenue to issue special permits to beer and wine establishments authorizing purchase and sale for on-premises consumption at occasions outside normal business hours, charging ten dollars per day with up to two permits per month per establishment.

What it would do: Authorizes the Department of Revenue to issue retail alcoholic beverage caterer licenses for for-profit businesses with commercial kitchens to serve beer, wine, and liquor at private off-site events, and increases the number of sponsored functions allowed annually from two to twelve.

What it would do: Amends Section 61-6-1140 to extend micro-distillery and manufacturer tasting and retail sales hours to 10:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and clarifies that retail sales hours are 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Sundays.

What it would do: Authorizes South Carolina retailers to offer curbside pickup and delivery of beer, wine, and alcoholic liquors through licensed delivery services, subject to age verification, training requirements, and restrictions on delivery locations and areas.

What it would do: Allows golf courses licensed to sell alcoholic liquor by the drink for on-premise consumption to sell and serve alcoholic liquor, beer, and wine by the drink to persons 21 years or older throughout the golf course during operating hours.

What it would do: Allows the Department of Revenue to issue permits for Sunday alcohol sales between 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. in counties or municipalities that approve such sales by referendum, with a $100 application fee and $3,000 annual permit fee.

What it would do: Amends Section 61-6-1600 to allow members, guests of members, and other invitees of licensed nonprofit organizations to consume alcoholic liquors sold by the drink on the premises between 10 a.m. and 2 a.m.

What it would do: Creates a regulatory framework for manufacturing, distributing, and selling nonalcoholic hemp-derived beverages containing no more than 0.3 percent delta-9 THC and 10 milligrams of THC per 12-ounce serving, requiring licenses, testing, labeling, and imposing taxes on wholesalers.

What it would do: Increases the biennial license fee for business establishments authorized to sell alcoholic liquors by the drink on Sunday from one thousand five hundred dollars to one thousand eight hundred dollars, and removes the requirement that the department offer annual fifty-two week temporary permits.

What it would do: Reduces liquor liability insurance requirements from one million to two hundred fifty thousand dollars, modifies joint and several liability to bar recovery when plaintiff is fifty percent or more at fault, and prohibits punitive damages in insurance policy actions.

What it would do: Amends South Carolina law to prohibit the Governor from restricting alcohol sales before 12:00 a.m. during emergencies for specified license types, and prevents violations of emergency proclamations from being used to suspend or revoke those licenses.

What it would do: Changes the legal drinking age for beer and wine from 21 to 18 years old throughout South Carolina law, including purchase, possession, consumption, and sale provisions, effective January 1, 2026.

What it would do: Amends South Carolina law to allow the sale of alcoholic liquors on Sunday in counties or municipalities that authorize it by referendum, with the Department of Revenue issuing permits for a three thousand dollar annual fee.