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SC H3356
Joint Resolution
Status
1/14/2025
Primary Sponsor
Todd Rutherford
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AI Summary
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Proposes amending Section 14, Article XVII of the South Carolina Constitution to expand the General Assembly's authority to restrict sales to persons under age 21
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Currently, the constitution only allows the General Assembly to restrict alcoholic beverage sales to those under 21; this amendment would add "products, substances, or services determined by the General Assembly to be unreasonably hazardous, perilous, or unsafe"
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Maintains that citizens 18 and older are considered legally competent (sui juris) with full legal rights, with the expanded exception for age-21 restrictions on hazardous items
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Requires voter approval at the next general election for representatives, with a yes/no ballot question
Legislative Description
Constitutional amendment, sales restrictions
Last Action
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
1/14/2025