COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina lawmakers want to make holiday family gatherings more sobering.
A bill sponsored by two dozen House members would ban alcohol sales on Christmas Day and Thanksgiving Day.
Legislators were to debate the bill Wednesday afternoon, but the meeting was canceled.
The measure expands the state's ban on Sunday and election day alcohol sales. Punishment could climb to a $2,000 fine or two years in prison for violators.
27 state representatives are sponsors of the bill that would prohibit alcohol sales on Christmas Day and Thanksgiving Day. Three are from our area.
- Representative Carl Anderson - Georgetown & Williamsburg Cos.
- Representative Lester Branham - Florence Co.
- Representative George Hearn - Horry Co.
- Representative Dennis Moss - Cherokee, Chester & York Cos.
- Representative Patsy Knight - Dorchester Co.
- Representative Mike Anthony - Spartanburg & Union Cos.
- Representative Bruce Bannister - Greenville Co.
- Representative Eric Bedingfield - Greenville Co.
- Representative Kenny Bingham - Lexington Co.
- Representative Greg Delleney - Chester & York Cos.
- Representative Jeff Duncan - Laurens & Newberry Cos.
- Representative Mike Gambrell - Abbeville & Anderson Cos.
- Representative Dan Hamilton - Greenville Co.
- Representative Robert Harrell - Charleston & Dorchester Cos.
- Representative James Harrison - Richland Co.
- Representative Lanny Littlejohn - Cherokee & Spartanburg Cos.
- Representative Dwight Loftis - Greenville Co.
- Representative Joey Millwood - Spartanburg Co.
- Representative Steve Moss - Cherokee Co.
- Representative Wendy Nanney - Greenville Co.
- Representative Ralph Norman - York Co.
- Representative Gene Pinson - Greenwood Co.
- Representative Rex Rice - Greenville & Pickens Cos.
- Representative Gary Simrill - York Co.
- Representative Murrell Smith - Greenville Co.
- Representative Roland Smith - Aiken Co.
- Representative Ted Vick - Chesterfield Co.
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