South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 4248
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Herbkersman, Bradley, Erickson, Hixon, Pope, Hewitt, Cobb-Hunter, Forrest, M.M. Smith, Hartnett, Luck, Gilliard, Rivers, W. Newton, Guest, J. Moore and Williams
Document Path: LC-0122PH25.docx
Introduced in the House on March 27, 2025
Introduced in the Senate on April 15, 2026
Last Amended on April 30, 2026
Currently residing in the Senate
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
| Date | Body | Action Description with journal page number |
|---|---|---|
| 3/27/2025 | House | Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 14) |
| 3/27/2025 | House | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 14) |
| 2/19/2026 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pope |
| 2/25/2026 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hewitt, Cobb-Hunter, Forrest, M.M. Smith |
| 4/2/2026 | House | Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 6) |
| 4/14/2026 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hartnett, Luck, Gilliard, Rivers, W. Newton, Guest, J. Moore, Williams |
| 4/14/2026 | House | Read second time (House Journal-page 38) |
| 4/14/2026 | House | Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 38) |
| 4/15/2026 | House | Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 15) |
| 4/15/2026 | Senate | Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 40) |
| 4/15/2026 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources (Senate Journal-page 40) |
| 4/28/2026 | Senate | Committee report: Favorable Agriculture and Natural Resources (Senate Journal-page 15) |
| 4/30/2026 | Senate | Amended (Senate Journal-page 48) |
| 4/30/2026 | Senate | Read second time (Senate Journal-page 48) |
| 4/30/2026 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 48) |
| 5/6/2026 | Scrivener's error corrected |
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
03/27/2025
04/02/2026
04/28/2026
04/30/2026
05/06/2026
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Amended
April 30, 2026
H. 4248
Introduced by Reps. Herbkersman, Bradley, Erickson, Hixon, Pope, Hewitt, Cobb-Hunter, Forrest, M. M. Smith, Hartnett, Luck, Gilliard, Rivers, W. Newton, Guest, J. Moore and Williams
S. Printed 4/30/26--S. [SEC 5/6/2026 10:10 AM]
Read the first time April 15, 2026
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A bill
TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 39-25-220 SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT ALL SHRIMP AND SHRIMP PRODUCTS SOLD IN THIS STATE HAVE A LABEL NOTING THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN OF THE SHRIMP.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 25, Title 39 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:
Section 39-25-220. (A) A person may not sell raw shrimp or shrimp products in this State unless it contains a label clearly and conspicuously noting the country of origin of the shrimp.
(B) All food service establishments including, but not limited to, a restaurant, cafeteria, food stand, saloon, tavern, bar, lounge, or other similar facility engaged in the business of selling ready-to-eat food to the public shall not advertise or otherwise make claims to serve "local shrimp" unless the shrimp served has been harvested from the waters of South Carolina. Any display of this information must be included on a menu or in a prominent and publicly visible location within the food service establishment.
(C) A violation of this section is a prohibited act pursuant to Section 39-25-30 and subject to penalties pursuant to Section 39-25-50.
(D) A food service establishment shall not be liable for a violation of this section if it in good faith relied upon a wholesaler in determining the origin of the shrimp.
(E) A retailer shall not be liable for a violation of subsection (A) except in such circumstances as the retailer is also the manufacturer of the product.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect one hundred twenty days after approval by the Governor.
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