Meat
Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 5 TO CHAPTER 17, TITLE 47 SO AS TO PROVIDE IT IS UNLAWFUL TO ADVERTISE, SELL, LABEL, OR MISREPRESENT AS "MEAT" OR "CLEAN MEAT" ALL OR PART OF A CARCASS THAT IS CELL-CULTURED MEAT/PROTEIN, OR IS NOT DERIVED FROM HARVESTED PRODUCTION LIVESTOCK, POULTRY, FISH, OR CRUSTACEANS, TO PROVIDE THAT THIS PROVISION DOES NOT APPLY TO PLANT-BASED MEAT SUBSTITUTES, AND TO PROVIDE A PENALTY. - ratified title
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Mar 13, 2019
Signed May 16, 2019
Floor votes · Senate May 7, 2019 · House Apr 4, 2019
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 39
May 7, 2019
D
Democratic14
92% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican24
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
10
Committee
4
Amendments
4
May 16, 2019
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
upper
May 9, 2019
Introduced
Returned to Senate with amendments
lower
May 9, 2019
Amended
Senate amendment amended
lower
May 8, 2019
Upper · Passed
Read third time and returned to House with amendments
upper
May 7, 2019
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
May 7, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (37-0-2)
senate
Apr 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Agriculture and Natural Resources
upper
Apr 9, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
upper
Apr 9, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Apr 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Apr 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 4, 2019
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (85-0-19)
house
Mar 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
lower
Mar 13, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
lower
Mar 13, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
24 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ashley Trantham
RRepublican
P
Bill Hixon
RRepublican
P
Bobby Cox
RRepublican
P
Brandon Newton
RRepublican
P
Cal Forrest
RRepublican
P
Davey Hiott
RRepublican
P
Dennis Moss
RRepublican
P
J. Gary Simrill
RRepublican
P
J.A. Moore
DDemocratic
P
John King
DDemocratic
P
Joseph Jefferson
DDemocratic
P
Josiah Magnuson
RRepublican
P
Lee Hewitt
RRepublican
P
Lucas Atkinson
DDemocratic
P
Max Hyde
RRepublican
P
Randy Ligon
RRepublican
P
Raye Felder
RRepublican
P
Robert Williams
DDemocratic
P
Roger Kirby
DDemocratic
P
Russell Ott
DDemocratic
P
Tommy Pope
RRepublican
P
V. Stephen "Steve" Moss
RRepublican
P
Wendell Gilliard
DDemocratic
P
Westley P. "West" Cox
RRepublican
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