Preproduction plastic
Summary
A BILL TO AMEND CHAPTER 1, TITLE 48 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE POLLUTION CONTROL ACT, BY ADDING SECTION 48-1-92, TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGULATION OF PRE-PRODUCTION PLASTIC BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 23, 2021
Last action Apr 27, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 21, 2021
How they voted
41–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 43
Apr 21, 2021
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican28
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Apr 27, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
lower
Apr 27, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Apr 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (41-1-1)
senate
Apr 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Feb 23, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
upper
Feb 23, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chip Campsen
RRepublican
P
Hugh K. Leatherman, Sr.
RRepublican
P
Sandy Senn
RRepublican
P
Thomas McElveen
DDemocratic
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