House Judiciary Committee advances sweepstakes bill after tabling Rutherford amendment
The committee gave Senate Bill 3 a favorable report, clarifying that sweepstakes exemptions do not allow electronic gambling machines; Rep. Rutherford’s amendment to bind magistrate rulings was tabled 14–6 after debate over selective enforcement and business impacts.
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The South Carolina House Judiciary Committee voted to give a favorable report to Senate Bill 3 on July 23, a measure the sponsor said clarifies that sweepstakes exceptions cannot be used to legalize electronic gambling machines. The committee also voted 14 to 6 to table an amendment from Representative Rutherford that would have made magistrate-court rulings binding on law enforcement until reversed on appeal.
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