South CarolinaHemp beverage ban
What it does
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 46-55-5 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE PURPOSE OF THIS CHAPTER IS TO ENCOURAGE THE LAWFUL CULTIVATION, HARVESTING, AND MANUFACTURING OF HEMP; BY AMENDING SECTION 46-55-10, RELATING TO INDUSTRIAL HEMP CULTIVATION TERMS AND DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL TERMS AND THEIR DEFINITIONS, AND TO REVISE THE DEFINITIONS OF EXISTING TERMS; AND BY ADDING SECTIONS 46-55-70, 46-55-80, AND 46-55-90 SO AS TO REGULATE THE DISTRIBUTION AND SALE OF CONSUMABLE HEMP, TO PROVIDE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER MAY NOT BE CONSTRUED TO LIMIT INTERSTATE COMMERCE, OR TO PROHIBIT THE LAWFUL POSSESSION, MANUFACTURE, SALE, OR DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN CBD PRODUCTS, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 23Recommitted to Committee on JudiciaryLatest
- Apr 1Debate adjourned
- Mar 25Debate adjourned
- Mar 24Debate adjourned
- Mar 4Debate adjourned until Tues., 3-24-26
- Feb 25Debate adjourned
- Feb 19Debate adjourned
- Feb 18Debate adjourned
- Feb 17Debate adjourned
- Feb 11Debate adjourned until Thur. 2-12-26
- Feb 5Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Gatch
- Feb 5Scrivener's error corrected
- Feb 4Debate interrupted by adjournment
- Feb 3Scrivener's error corrected
- Feb 3Requests for debate-Rep(s). B Newton, Kirby, Hiott, Brittain, McCravy, Duncan, Martin, Pope, Ballentine, Magnuson, Caskey, Taylor, Oremus, MM Smith, Hewitt, Cobb-Hunter, Anderson, Berstein, Bauer, Jones, Gilliam
- Jan 29Committee report: Favorable with amendment JudiciaryMinor
- Jan 28Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McCravy
- Jan 21Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Yow, C.Mitchell
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on JudiciaryMinor
- Jan 13Introduced and read first timeMinor
- 2025
- Dec 16Referred to Committee on JudiciaryMinor
- Dec 16PrefiledIntroduced