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Representative Smith, a sponsor of the bill, told the committee the measure was drafted to allow municipally owned venues that meet specific size and tourism-promotion criteria to obtain alcohol permits. \"Let's create an unfettered open fair marketplace,\" Representative Smith said, and she cited the Charleston Gaillard Auditorium as the impetus for the proposal. Smith described the bill's definition of qualifying venues as those owned by a municipality, with a performance hall seating at least 1,600 and at least 12,000 square feet of meeting/exhibition space that engages in tourism promotion.

Opponents raised public-safety concerns. Laura Hudson, who identified herself as executive director of the South Carolina Scribe Victims Council, urged the committee to oppose HB 4000 on public-safety grounds and cited state alcohol-related harms: \"We're number 1, number 2 in DUI fatalities,\" she said, listing driving deaths, alcohol poisoning and other health harms tied to excessive drinking and stressing the prevalence of on-premise and off-premise alcohol licenses statewide.

Committee members questioned sponsors about definitions, scope and safeguards. Representative Jason Luck asked who operates the Gaillard Auditorium and whether the operator is a 501(c)(3). Representative McRavy and others probed whether the bill would apply broadly to municipally owned theatres and concert halls and whether servers would be required to have training to prevent over-service. Representative Smith pointed to prior, unanimous committee work on liquor-liability bills and said training and liability provisions have been considered in related legislation.

A committee member noted the bill is limited to municipally owned facilities that meet the listed seat and square-foot thresholds and said the North Charleston Performing Arts Complex meets those criteria as an example. No formal action was taken on HB 4000. The chair said the committee had run out of time and would meet again Tuesday morning to continue consideration.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Judiciary Committee -- Judiciary General Laws Subcommittee on S.136, S.287, H.3728, H.3857, H.4000 and H.4001 Thursday, April 3, 2025 9:00 am ","oneSentenceSummary","Representatives and public witnesses debated House Bill 4000, which would permit certain municipally owned performing-arts, convention and sports complexes to obtain licenses to sell beer, wine and liquor on site; sponsor said bill was tailored to the Charleston Gaillard Auditorium; meeting ran out of time without a vote.","taxTitle","Judiciary, Standing, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Committees, Legislative, South Carolina","taxId",17507,"location","South Carolina","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_46":81,"_48":82,"_50":83,"_52":84,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":85,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":86,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6088017,"Committee delays consideration of bill to dismiss pending pre–Constitutional Carry gun-possession charges",2315,23720,2339590,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2886140-293bbb14c3ee5998e1038364b4ae60d3&start=23&end=2339","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2886140-293bbb14c3ee5998e1038364b4ae60d3/thumbnail_23720.jpg","/articles/6088017/South-Carolina/Committee-delays-consideration-of-bill-to-dismiss-pending-preConstitutional-Carry-gun-possession-charges","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6088017-598042b7d63ab3396957b651a078915b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771165142&Signature=lRucyO-ZdZUD1M4j5CtxQbDPeB63mIRZLMkJsAjusW~cNi5NHrrdNHsih8ocmkftTbE--RSWjyUCjIvGOCA5OG16Z6BMud5GM~gTTLzaFiQoWksKTf1whyUhx5W3~0QMh5wL-R3ujEiHBbuPMbJfO~XD4BRaHeIV2rWMyKf5uAdpmpI3WfVl9tBznY-AOzC5Ft-x3h-UsuIdPNQ6FB37-KbUmPxJm8EQHPR6y8A-Lp1aNz6-4OqLj7scD7ntyGzeK4AnRkwudwA-zqmZRIpvFvEkPYe3OYGmcXL7tTajCAoZ7W5SZEGcAXUUsEuirHHBvsPqplY0RUL46S8OWXW8Lg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A state Judiciary Committee meeting on April 3 heard testimony and debate on Senate Bill 136, a measure that would require the dismissal of pending charges for unlawful possession of a firearm or handgun if the alleged offense occurred before enactment of the state's Constitutional Carry law. Committee members voted to adjourn debate on the bill to next week.

The bill, sponsored in the Senate by Senator Tedder, would direct the state to dismiss pending unlawful-carrying charges tied to conduct that was decriminalized after the Constitutional Carry (Second Amendment Preservation) Act took effect. Senator Tedder told the committee the bill was intended to extend the same expungement and relief that the legislature gave to people with convictions when the law changed, but which did not cover people whose cases remained pending at the time the governor signed the act.

The measure and an amendment were designed to limit the relief to simple possession cases and to preserve prosecutions for other offenses that arose alongside an unlawful-carry charge. Senator Tedder said the amendment clarifies that the bill does not require dismissal of other charges brought in conjunction with an unlawful-carrying count, and it specifies that dismissal under this section \"does not support a basis for a civil action.\"

Law-enforcement witnesses urged caution. JJ Jones, who said he represents chiefs of police and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Officers Association, opposed the bill in its present form and warned that \"political capital\" should not outweigh victims' interests. Jones said he feared a \"carte blanche\" dismissal could let people who pose public-safety risks avoid consequences and predicted \"victims that get victimized again.\" Sally Foster, director of the South Carolina Sheriff's Association, said the provision diminishes prior law-enforcement work because the underlying conduct had been unlawful at the time of arrest, and said sheriffs remain concerned about unintended consequences.

Committee members pressed the sponsor and witnesses on several scenarios: whether dismissal of the unlawful-carrying charge could affect bail or bond decisions in cases with separate pending violent-offense charges; how judges would treat bond reconsideration motions; and whether people with lengthy prior records would be affected. Senator Tedder and witnesses repeatedly said prosecutors and judges retain discretion and that the bill was narrowed to avoid automatically invalidating other charged offenses.

Senator Tedder told the committee the bill had previously passed both chambers, had been vetoed by the governor, and the Senate had overridden that veto; the House did not take final action before adjournment last year. He and other speakers said state data showed more than 2,300 pending unlawful-carrying charges in various counties, which supporters say creates unfair disparities between people convicted before the governor's signature and those whose cases were still pending.

After roughly two hours of testimony and questioning, Representative Kathy Landing moved to adjourn debate on SB 136 until next week. The chair put the motion to a voice vote; \"Ayes have it\" was recorded and debate was adjourned.

The committee did not take a final vote on the bill. Sponsors and witnesses said they remain open to technical amendments to address prosecutorial and judicial concerns before the committee reconvenes.

The committee will consider SB 136 again when it resumes this matter next week.","Law-enforcement representatives and the bill sponsor debated a measure to require dismissal of pending unlawful-handgun charges that arose before South Carolina's Constitutional Carry law; committee voted to adjourn debate to next week after questions about victims, bail and prosecutorial discretion.","actionData","errors"]

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Committee hears testimony on allowing alcohol sales at municipally owned performing-arts, convention and sports complexes

Committee delays consideration of bill to dismiss pending pre–Constitutional Carry gun-possession charges