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

How each member voted (120)

• Atwater, Todd K. Yes
• Cole, J. Derham, Jr. Yes
• Delleney, F. Gregory, Jr. Yes
• Forrester, P. Michael Yes
• Ryhal, Mike Yes
• Tallon, Edward R., Sr. Yes
• Arrington, Katherine E. No
• Bales, Jimmy C., Ed.D. No
• Bedingfield, Eric M. No
• Brown, Robert L. No
• Clary, Gary E. No
• Douglas, MaryGail K. No
• Duckworth, Gregory D. No
• Funderburk, Laurie Slade No
• Hamilton, Daniel P. No
• Henderson, Phyllis J. No
• Knight, Patsy G. No
• Mack, David J., III No
• McCoy, Peter M., Jr. No
• Mitchell, Harold, Jr. No
• Pitts, Michael A. No
• Putnam, Joshua A. No
• Quinn, Rick No
• Ridgeway, Robert L., III No
• Robinson-Simpson, Leola C. No
• Smith, James E., Jr. No
• Sottile, F. Michael No
• Spires, L. Kit No
• Whipper, J. Seth No
• Anthony, Michael A. Excused
• Clemmons, Alan D. Excused
• Norrell, Mandy Powers Excused
• Crosby, William E. Excused
• McEachern, Joseph A. Excused
• Toole, McLain R. Excused
• Allison, Merita A. Yes
• Bennett, Linda No
• Blackwell, Bart T. Yes
• Cogswell, William Scott, Jr. Yes
• Daning, Joseph S. No
• Felder, R. Raye Yes
• Finlay, Kirkman, III Excused
• Fry, Russell W. No
• Henegan, Patricia Moore No
• Hill, Jonathon D. No
• Huggins, Chip No
• Jefferson, Joseph H., Jr. Excused
• Johnson, Jeffrey E. Yes
• Loftis, Dwight A. Yes
• Lucas, James H. No
• Martin, Richard No
• McKnight, Cezar E. No
• Moss, V. Stephen Yes
• Murphy, Chris Excused
• Parks, J. Anne No
• Representative Beth E. Bernstein No
• Representative Bill Taylor Yes
• Representative Brandon Newton Yes
• Representative Bruce W. Bannister No
• Representative Cally R. "Cal" Forrest, Jr. No
• Representative Carl L. Anderson No
• Representative Chandra E. Dillard No
• Representative Christopher R. "Chris" Hart Excused
• Representative Craig A. Gagnon No
• Representative David R. Hiott Excused
• Representative Dennis C. Moss Yes
• Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter No
• Representative Heather Ammons Crawford Excused
• Representative J. David Weeks No
• Representative J. Todd Rutherford No
• Representative Jackie E. "Coach" Hayes Yes
• Representative James Mikell "Mike" Burns Yes
• Representative Jeff Bradley No
• Representative Jerry N. Govan, Jr. No
• Representative John R. McCravy III No
• Representative John Richard C. King No
• Representative Josiah Magnuson No
• Representative Justin T. Bamberg Excused
• Representative Kevin Hardee Yes
• Representative Lee Hewitt Yes
• Representative Leon Howard No
• Representative Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis No
• Representative Lonnie Hosey No
• Representative Lucas Atkinson No
• Representative Mark N. Willis No
• Representative Micajah P. "Micah" Caskey IV Yes
• Representative Michael F. Rivers, Sr. No
• Representative Michael F. Rivers, Sr. No
• Representative Nathan Ballentine Yes
• Representative Neal A. Collins No
• Representative Phillip Bowers No
• Representative Phillip D. Lowe No
• Representative Richard L. "Richie" Yow No
• Representative Robert Q. Williams No
• Representative Roger K. Kirby Yes
• Representative Shannon S. Erickson No
• Representative Steven Wayne Long Yes
• Representative Sylleste H. Davis Yes
• Representative Terry Alexander No
• Representative Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope Yes
• Representative Wallace H. "Jay" Jordan, Jr. Yes
• Representative Wendell G. Gilliard No
• Representative William "Bill" Clyburn No
• Representative William G. "Bill" Herbkersman No
• Representative William M. "Bill" Chumley Yes
• Representative William M. "Bill" Hixon Yes
• Representative William R. "Bill" Whitmire No
• Representative Wm. Weston J. Newton No
• Sandifer, William E., III No
• Senator Jason Elliott No
• Senator Russell L. Ott Yes
• Simrill, J. Gary Yes
• Smith, G. Murrell, Jr. No
• Smith, Garry R. Yes
• Stringer, Tommy M. Excused
• Thayer, Anne J. No
• Thigpen, Ivory Torrey No
• West, John Taliaferro, IV No
• Wheeler, William W., III No
• White, W. Brian No