AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 55, TITLE 46, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE CULTIVATION OF ...
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H 3559 — AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 55, TITLE 46, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE CULTIVATION OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITIONS OF TERMS CONTAINED IN THIS CHAPTER, TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS FOR ADDITIONAL TERMS, TO CREATE THE SOUTH CAROLINA INDUSTRIAL HEMP PROGRAM, TO PROVIDE THAT INDUSTRIAL HEMP IS AN AGRICULTURAL CROP UPON WHICH CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION MAY CONDUCT RESEARCH, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE MAY ISSUE PERMITS TO RESIDENTS OF THIS STATE TO GROW INDUSTRIAL HEMP UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, TO ESTABLISH A PROCESS TO APPLY AND BE ISSUED A PERMIT, TO PROVIDE THAT INDUSTRIAL HEMP OR HEMP PRODUCTS MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED AN ADULTERANT, TO PROVIDE PROVISIONS THAT REGULATE THE GROWING, SELLING, AND IMPORTATION OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP AND HEMP SEED, TO DELETE THE PROVISION THAT EXCLUDES INDUSTRIAL HEMP FROM THE DEFINITION OF MARIJUANA, TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON ENGAGED IN ACTIVITIES COVERED BY THE INDUSTRIAL HEMP PROGRAM ARE NOT SUBJECT TO ANY STATE CIVIL OR CRIMINAL ACTIONS, TO REVISE THE PROVISION THAT SPECIFIES THAT CERTAIN CONDUCT REGARDING THE MANUFACTURING, DISTRIBUTION, PURCHASE, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES RELATING TO DISGUISING MARIJUANA TO MAKE IT APPEAR TO BE INDUSTRIAL HEMP IS ILLEGAL, TO PROVIDE FOR LABORATORY TESTING OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP, AND TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR DISGUISING MARIJUANA TO APPEAR TO BE INDUSTRIAL HEMP. - ratified title
Last action — Act No. 37
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 24, 2017. Enacted.
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16 sponsors
16 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Mixed recorded votes
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Read H 3559 on the official South Carolina source →Action History
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Act No. 37
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Effective date 05/10/17
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Signed By Governor
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Ratified R 59
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Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
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Read third time and returned to House with amendments
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Scrivener's error corrected
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Roll call Ayes-35 Nays-1
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Read second time
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Committee Amendment Adopted
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Scrivener's error corrected
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Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture and Natural Resources
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Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
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Introduced and read first time
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Read third time and sent to Senate
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Scrivener's error corrected
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Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-0
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Read second time
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Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Govan
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Requests for debate-Rep(s). Tallon, Burns, Loftis, GR Smith, Long, Pitts, Ryhal, Hewitt, West
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Amended
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Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Whipper
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Member(s) request name added as sponsor: King
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Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
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Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Kirby
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Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gilliard
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Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hill, Bedingfield
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Member(s) request name added as sponsor: West
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Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Martin
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Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Atkinson, Davis, Dillard
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Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Putnam, Gagnon
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Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
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Introduced and read first time
Sponsors
- Ott · Primary
- Representative Craig A. Gagnon · Primary
- Representative Wendell G. Gilliard · Primary
- Representative John Richard C. King · Primary
- Pitts · Primary
- Representative Lucas Atkinson · Primary
- Bedingfield · Primary
- Representative Chandra E. Dillard · Primary
- Jr. Representative Jerry N. Govan · Primary
- Representative Roger K. Kirby · Primary
- Whipper · Primary
- Putnam · Primary
- Representative Sylleste H. Davis · Primary
- Representative David Martin · Primary
- West, John Taliaferro, IV · Primary
- Jonathon D. Hill · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →16 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 154 not signed on · 64 voted No
Sponsors (16)
- Ott
- Representative Craig A. Gagnon Voted No
- Representative Wendell G. Gilliard Voted No
- Representative John Richard C. King Voted No
- Pitts
- Representative Lucas Atkinson Voted No
- Bedingfield
- Representative Chandra E. Dillard Voted No
- Representative Jerry N. Govan, Jr. Voted No
- Representative Roger K. Kirby Voted No
- Whipper
- Putnam
- Representative Sylleste H. Davis Voted No
- Representative David Martin
- West, John Taliaferro, IV Voted No
- Hill, Jonathon D. Voted No
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (154)
154 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 154 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 97 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Total | 97 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| % of votes cast | 81% | 0% | 0% | 19% |
How each member voted (120)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 35 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 35 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 85% | 2% | 0% | 12% |
How each member voted (41)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 105 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Total | 105 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| % of votes cast | 88% | 0% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (120)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 42 | 55 | 0 | 23 |
| Total | 42 | 55 | 0 | 23 |
| % of votes cast | 35% | 46% | 0% | 19% |
How each member voted (120)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 32 | 74 | 0 | 14 |
| Total | 32 | 74 | 0 | 14 |
| % of votes cast | 27% | 62% | 0% | 12% |
How each member voted (120)
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors H 3559?
- H 3559 is sponsored by Ott, Representative Craig A. Gagnon, Representative Wendell G. Gilliard, Representative John Richard C. King, Pitts, Representative Lucas Atkinson, Bedingfield, Representative Chandra E. Dillard, Representative Jerry N. Govan, Jr., Representative Roger K. Kirby, Whipper, Putnam, Representative Sylleste H. Davis, Representative David Martin, West, John Taliaferro, IV, and Hill, Jonathon D..
- What is the current status of H 3559?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 24, 2017. Enacted.
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