Xylazine
Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 44-53-230, RELATING TO SCHEDULE III CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, SO AS TO ADD XYLAZINE AS A SCHEDULE III CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE; BY ADDING SECTION 44-53-372 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE PRODUCTION, MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTION, OR POSSESSION OF XYLAZINE, WITH EXCEPTIONS, AND TO ESTABLISH ASSOCIATED CRIMINAL PENALTIES; AND BY ADDING SECTION 44-53-373 SO AS TO CREATE AN EXCEPTION FOR VETERINARY USE OF XYLAZINE. - RATIFIED TITLE
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Signed May 20, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 8, 2024 · House Jan 11, 2024
How they voted
44–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 46
May 8, 2024
D
Democratic15
93% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican30
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Amendments
1
May 20, 2024
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
lower
May 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time and returned to House with amendments
upper
May 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
May 8, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (44-0-2)
senate
May 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
upper
Jan 19, 2024
Committee
Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Rice, Senn, Adams, Tedder
upper
Jan 16, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Jan 16, 2024
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Jan 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Jan 11, 2024
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (102-0-20)
house
Jan 10, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Nov 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
lower
34 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Anne Thayer
RRepublican
P
Annie McDaniel
DDemocratic
P
Ashley Trantham
RRepublican
P
Bill Hager
RRepublican
P
Bill Hixon
RRepublican
P
Brandon Guffey
RRepublican
P
Bruce Bannister
RRepublican
P
Chris Wooten
RRepublican
P
David Vaughan
RRepublican
P
Don Chapman
RRepublican
P
Gary Brewer
RRepublican
P
Heath Sessions
RRepublican
P
Heather Bauer
DDemocratic
P
Jackie Hayes
DDemocratic
P
Jay Kilmartin
RRepublican
P
Jermaine Johnson
DDemocratic
P
Jerry Carter
RRepublican
P
Joseph Jefferson
DDemocratic
P
Josiah Magnuson
RRepublican
P
Mark Smith
RRepublican
P
Matt Leber
RRepublican
P
Max Hyde
RRepublican
P
Melissa Oremus
RRepublican
P
Micah Caskey
RRepublican
P
Mike Burns
RRepublican
P
Pat Henegan
DDemocratic
P
Patrick Haddon
RRepublican
P
Randy Ligon
RRepublican
P
Raye Felder
RRepublican
P
Robby Robbins
RRepublican
P
Roger Kirby
DDemocratic
P
Sylleste Davis
RRepublican
P
Tommy Pope
RRepublican
P
Weston Newton
RRepublican
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