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H. 4572 is law…now what?
4572 became law on June 7, 2010. Breweries need to do several things to be ready but am sure you’ll start seeing tour hours scheduled soon by our South Carolina Breweries. We’ll post them here when we know for sure. Remember there are rules and limitations but all in all, I think this will do wonders for the growth and education of craft beer in our state. And so ends my 5 year flirtation with politics 
Cheers!
H. 4572 become law!
Monday at 3pm, it will be official. Retail tastings/tours/sales at breweries and tastings at retail stores. YeeHaw.
H.4572 up 1st today and….
Passed! 3rd reading in Senate. On the the House for approval and then on to the Governor.
H. 4572 passes 2nd Senate Reading!!
The combined retail and brewery tasting bill has passed the 2nd Senate reading today. On to the 3rd which hopefully happens quickly! Big News! Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to write letters and called to voice your support.
Call to Action…..Act Now on H. 4572
Call to Action for H. 4572 Act Now!
A combined brewery tasting bill AND beer retail tasting (seperate from our bill 3693- brewery tastings) is being contested. Please contact Senator Phil Leventis and ask him to support this bill. It encourages growth across the board for the craft beer movement.
In this instance, emailing is preferred: philleventis@scsenate.gov
Our separate bill, H. 3693, did pass subcommittee meeting today and is scheduled for Full Senate on Tuesday, May 11. But 4572 is the ideal bill as it supports retail and brewery tastings.
Update April 20
April 20 Update-
We are officially in the Senate but have been assigned to the Judiciary Subcommittee, scheduled for may 4. We need to get ALL Judiciary Senate Members on board with this bill. Needless to say, this is a HUGE step and where we really need consumer input. Please take a few minutes to call and email these members. Now is the time we have been waiting for.
Link to the updated language for HB 3693:
Link to Judiciary Members Listing:
April Updates
HB 3693 has passed its 2nd and 3rd House readings and now is on to the Senate!! Big News. We will let you know what help is needed for the Senate shortly. If you know a Senator or want to contact your local Senator, now would be a good time. If all goes well, we’ll be up in Senate judiciary as early as next week.
March 24th
So we are trying to get a 2nd and 3rd reading done for our bill, HB #3693, this week! Please contact the following members, preferably via phone. You can email from the statehouse website at www.scstatehouse.gov
Speaker of the House- Robert W. Harrell, Jr.
District 114 – Charleston & Dorchester Cos.
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Representative James Merrill-District 99 – Berkeley & Charleston Cos.
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District 98 – Charleston & Dorchester Cos. Bus.(803) 734-2953 Majority Leader Kenneth A. “Kenny” Bingham Representative G. Murrell Smith, Jr. Representative Daniel P. “Dan” Hamilton Representative Bruce W. Bannister Representative Eric M. Bedingfield Representative Joan B. Brady Representative Alan D. Clemmons Minority Leader Harry L. Ott, Jr. Representative Leonidas E. “Leon” Stavrinakis |
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Update 3/23
And it’s a …Yea! Positive vote for HB 3693! We have to wait 24 hours before it can be addressed by House and we are hoping to do that before Thursday adjournment (and subsequent 2 week furlough). Stay Tuned.
Top of the Hops Beer Festival – Greenville
Saturday – April 10, 2010 @ 02:00PM / ends @ 06:00PM
Beer Festival @ BI-LO Center
Greenville, South Carolina
Event Details:
Inaugural beer festival in Greenville, SC at the BI-LO Center. Unlimited 2 ounce sampling of over 125 world class craft and import beers. VIP ticket gets you early entrance, a wider selection of special beers and food. Local food specialties, music and games. Education area for beer seminars on how to cook with beer, food and beer pairings and brewing 101.
One 4 hour sampling session: 2pm-6pm. Visit the official event website.