AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-5-1005, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SHELLFISH IMPORTATION PERMITS AND PERMITS TO POSSESS, PRODUCE, PURCHASE, OR SELL GENETICALLY MODIFIED SHELLFISH, INCLUDING POLYPLOID SHELLFISH, SO AS TO NO LONGER PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES TO PERSONS TO POSSESS, PRODUCE, PURCHASE, OR SELL GENETICALLY MODIFIED SHELLFISH AND TO NO LONGER PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE PLACEMENT OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED SHELLFISH IN CERTAIN WATERS OF THIS STATE. - ratified title
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2018
Committee Review
Apr 2018
House Passage
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Apr 2018
Signed into Law
May 2018
Introduced Feb 15, 2018
Signed May 3, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Apr 25, 2018
How they voted
23–0
Passed
Total votes 23
Apr 25, 2018
D
Democratic7
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Amendments
1
May 3, 2018
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
Apr 26, 2018
Upper · Passed
Read third time and enrolled
upper
Apr 25, 2018
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (23-0)
senate
Apr 18, 2018
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Fish, Game and Forestry
upper
Mar 21, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
upper
Mar 21, 2018
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Mar 21, 2018
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Mar 20, 2018
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Mar 8, 2018
Lower · Passed
Recalled from Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
lower
Feb 15, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
lower
Feb 15, 2018
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jeff Bradley
RRepublican
P
Shannon Erickson
RRepublican
P
William K. "Bill" Bowers
DDemocratic
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