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H 4758 General Bill, By W. Newton, Bradley, Brewer, Chapman, Crawford, Davis, Duncan, Erickson, Forrest, Gilliam, Guest, Hartz, Hewitt, Hiott, Hixon, Holman, Lawson, Ligon, Lowe, Martin, McGinnis, T. Moore, B. Newton, Oremus, Pedalino, Pope, Rankin, Robbins, Schuessler, G.M. Smith, Taylor, Teeple, Vaughan, Whitmire, Willis, Wooten and McCravy
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Summary: Hemp beverage ban
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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Similar (H 3924, H 3935, H 4759)
Summary: Hemp beverage ban
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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| 12/16/25 | House | Prefiled |
| 12/16/25 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 01/13/26 | House | Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 107) |
| 01/13/26 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 107) |
| 01/21/26 | House | Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Yow, C.Mitchell |
| 01/28/26 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McCravy |
| 01/29/26 | House | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (House Journal-page 5) |
| 02/03/26 | House | Requests 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 (House Journal-page 15) |
| 02/03/26 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 02/04/26 | House | Debate interrupted by adjournment (House Journal-page 100) |
| 02/05/26 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 02/05/26 | House | Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Gatch |