H 3503 South Carolina House · 2023-2024 Regular Session

Trafficking in Fentanyl

Summary

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 44-53-190, RELATING TO SCHEDULE I SUBSTANCES, SO AS TO ADD FENTANYL-RELATED SUBSTANCES; BY AMENDING SECTION 44-53-370, RELATING TO PROHIBITED ACTS AND PENALTIES, SO AS TO ADD AN OFFENSE FOR TRAFFICKING IN FENTANYL; BY AMENDING SECTION 44-53-370, RELATING TO NARCOTICS AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES PROHIBITED ACTS AND PENALITIES, SO AS TO ADD TRAFFICKING IN FENTANYL; BY ADDING SECTION 44-53-393 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE TERM "DRUG PARAPHERNALIA" DOES NOT INCLUDE CERTAIN TESTING EQUIPMENT; AND BY ADDING SECTION 44-53-379 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN CONVICTED OF CERTAIN DRUG-RELATED CRIMES TO POSSESS A FIREARM OR AMMUNITION WITHIN THIS STATE. - RATIFIED TITLE

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2023

Committee Review

May 2023

House Passage

Jun 2023

Senate Passage

May 2023

Signed into Law

Jun 2023

Introduced Jan 10, 2023 Signed Jun 15, 2023

Floor votes · Senate May 23, 2023 · House Feb 1, 2023

How they voted

45–0

Passed

Total votes 45

May 23, 2023

D Democratic15

15 Yea

100% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican29

29 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Amendments

Jun 15, 2023

Signed into law

Signed By Governor

legislature

Jun 7, 2023

Lower · Passed

Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled

lower

May 23, 2023

Upper · Passed

Read third time and returned to House with amendments

upper

May 23, 2023

Upper · Passed

Amended

upper

May 11, 2023

Upper · Passed

Committee Amendment Adopted

upper

May 9, 2023

Upper · Passed

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary

upper

May 3, 2023

Committee

Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Matthews, Rice, Senn, Adams

upper

Feb 2, 2023

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

upper

Feb 2, 2023

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

Feb 2, 2023

Lower · Passed

Read third time and sent to Senate

lower

Feb 1, 2023

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Feb 1, 2023

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (96-21-6)

house

Jan 25, 2023

Lower · Passed

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary

lower

Jan 10, 2023

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

lower

Jan 10, 2023

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

Dec 8, 2022

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

lower

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