South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee

S 246 — Pesticides

Last action — Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 21, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

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Stalled 14% · moderate confidence

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Low

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  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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Summary

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 46-9-110, RELATING TO LOCAL ORDINANCES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT MAY ADOPT AN ORDINANCE RESTRICTING THE USE OF CERTAIN PESTICIDE PRODUCTS.

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2025-2026 Bill 246 Text of Previous Version (Jan.
21, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly126th Session, 2025-2026Bill 246Indicates Matter StrickenIndicates New Matter(Text matches printed bills.
Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)                 A bill   TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 46-9-110, RELATING TO LOCAL ORDINANCES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT MAY ADOPT AN ORDINANCE RESTRICTING THE USE OF CERTAIN PESTICIDE PRODUCTS.
  Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
  SECTION 1.  Section 46-9-110 of the S.C.
Code is amended to read:
      Section 46-9-110.  Local ordinances(A) Except as provided in subsection (B), a local ordinance pertaining to the subject matter assigned by law to the commission, whether or not in conflict, are is void.
    (B) A unit of local government may adopt an ordinance restricting within its jurisdiction the use of any pesticide product that contains one or more of the following active ingredients:
       (1) brodifacoum;
       (2) bromadiolone;
       (3) difenacoum;
and        (4) difethialone.
  SECTION 2.  This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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Action History

  1. Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources

  2. Introduced and read first time

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 246 do?
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 46-9-110, RELATING TO LOCAL ORDINANCES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT MAY ADOPT AN ORDINANCE RESTRICTING THE USE OF CERTAIN PESTICIDE PRODUCTS.
Who sponsors S 246?
S 246 is sponsored by Senator George E. "Chip" Campsen III.
What is the current status of S 246?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 21, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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