(Columbia-AP) May 18, 2004 -- A constitutional amendment allowing voters to decide whether South Carolina keeps minibottles is on its way to the House floor. The House Judiciary Committee approved the amendment Tuesday.

The amendment needs two-thirds approval from the House to end up on November's ballot.

South Carolina Hospitality Association President Tom Sponseller says he thinks the bill has a good chance to pass before the Legislature adjourns June 3rd.

If it passes, voters won't be directly deciding the fate of the 1.7 ounce bottles of liquor served in bars and restaurants. Instead, they will decide if the clause in the constitution forcing the state to use minibottles should be removed. It will be up to the Legislature to pass a law regulating how liquor would be served.

South Carolina is the only state that requires the bottles.

Posted 5:21pm by BrettWitt