H*3503 (Rat #0097, Act #0072 of 2023) General Bill, By Gilliam, Pope, Taylor, Chumley, Haddon, McCravy, Oremus, Hiott, Burns, Wooten, Hixon, Bailey, Caskey, Thayer, Trantham, Forrest, Yow, S. Jones, Sessions, Guffey, Lawson, Chapman, Leber, O'Neal, Vaughan, Robbins, B.J. Cox, M.M. Smith, Davis, Brewer, Murphy, Whitmire, Ligon, Felder, Mitchell, Hager, Connell, Carter, West, Calhoon, B. Newton, Neese, Landing, Blackwell, Pedalino, Willis and W. Newton
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Summary: Trafficking in Fentanyl
    AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 44-53-190, RELATING TO SCHEDULE I SUBSTANCES, SO AS TO ADD FENTANYL-RELATED SUBSTANCES; BY AMENDING SECTION 44-53-370, RELATING TO PROHIBITED ACTS AND PENALTIES, SO AS TO ADD AN OFFENSE FOR TRAFFICKING IN FENTANYL; BY AMENDING SECTION 44-53-370, RELATING TO NARCOTICS AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES PROHIBITED ACTS AND PENALITIES, SO AS TO ADD TRAFFICKING IN FENTANYL; BY ADDING SECTION 44-53-393 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE TERM "DRUG PARAPHERNALIA" DOES NOT INCLUDE CERTAIN TESTING EQUIPMENT; AND BY ADDING SECTION 44-53-379 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN CONVICTED OF CERTAIN DRUG-RELATED CRIMES TO POSSESS A FIREARM OR AMMUNITION WITHIN THIS STATE. - RATIFIED TITLE
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12/08/22	House	Prefiled
12/08/22	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/10/23	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 191)
01/10/23	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 191)
01/19/23	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Vaughan, Robbins, B.J.Cox, M.M.Smith, Davis
01/24/23	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Brewer, Murphy
01/25/23	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Whitmire, Ligon, Felder, Yow, Mitchell, Hager, Connell
01/25/23	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (House Journal-page 6)
01/26/23	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Carter, West
01/26/23		Scrivener's error corrected
01/31/23	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Calhoon, B.Newton, Neese, Landing, Blackwell
01/31/23	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). JE Johnson, Rutherford, Forrest, Pope, Bamberg, Hixon, Sessions, Guffey, B Newton, MM Smith, Brittain, Blackwell, Thayer, Hardee, McCravy, Hiott, Hosey, Hart, Mitchell, Guest, Lawson, Gilliam, Yow (House Journal-page 24)
02/01/23	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pedalino, Willis, W.Newton
02/01/23	House	Amended (House Journal-page 20)
02/01/23	House	Read second time (House Journal-page 20)
02/01/23	House	Roll call Yeas-96 Nays-21 (House Journal-page 27)
02/02/23	House	Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 18)
02/02/23	Senate	Introduced and read first time
02/02/23	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
05/03/23	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Matthews, Rice, Senn, Adams
05/09/23	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 18)
05/10/23		Scrivener's error corrected
05/11/23	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 157)
05/11/23	Senate	Read second time (Senate Journal-page 157)
05/12/23		Scrivener's error corrected
05/23/23	Senate	Amended (Senate Journal-page 44)
05/23/23	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments (Senate Journal-page 44)
05/23/23	Senate	Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 44)
05/26/23		Scrivener's error corrected
06/07/23	House	Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled (House Journal-page 24)
06/07/23	House	Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-1 (House Journal-page 24)
06/14/23		Ratified R 97
06/15/23		Signed By Governor
06/17/23		Effective date 6/15/23
06/17/23		Act No. 72