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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Meat"
+description: "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"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
+legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
+session: "2019-2020"
+identifier: "H 4245"
+citation: "South Carolina H 4245 (2019-2020)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Atkinson", "B. Cox", "B. Newton", "D.C. Moss", "Felder", "Forrest", "Gilliard", "Hewitt", "Hiott", "Hixon", "Hyde", "Jefferson", "King", "Kirby", "Ligon", "Magnuson", "Martin", "Moore", "Ott", "Pope", "R. Williams", "Simmons", "Simrill", "Trantham", "V.S. Moss", "W. Cox"]
+version_count: 7
+action_count: 25
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2019-03-13"
+last_action: "2019-06-05"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/407cf1b3-7894-4cb1-95f0-fcea876ff3e1"
+source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4245&session=123&summary=B"
+source_hash: "32de3437146e1c1e8e56b0faa7a9e2165ace93deb26426273cbf5f0fee91351c"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
+---
+
+# South Carolina H 4245 (2019-2020) — Meat
+
+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
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/bills/4245.htm)
+2. **3/13/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4245_20190313.htm)
+3. **3/27/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4245_20190327.htm)
+4. **4/25/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4245_20190425.htm)
+5. **4/4/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4245_20190404.htm)
+6. **5/7/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4245_20190507.htm)
+7. **5/9/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4245_20190509.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Adopt — **103–0** (pass) · lower
+- 2nd Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
+- Passage of Bill — **98–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Atkinson — primary (person)
+- B. Cox — primary (person)
+- B. Newton — primary (person)
+- D.C. Moss — primary (person)
+- Felder — primary (person)
+- Forrest — primary (person)
+- Gilliard — primary (person)
+- Hewitt — primary (person)
+- Hiott — primary (person)
+- Hixon — primary (person)
+- Hyde — primary (person)
+- Jefferson — primary (person)
+- King — primary (person)
+- Kirby — primary (person)
+- Ligon — primary (person)
+- Magnuson — primary (person)
+- Martin — primary (person)
+- Moore — primary (person)
+- Ott — primary (person)
+- Pope — primary (person)
+- R. Williams — primary (person)
+- Simmons — primary (person)
+- Simrill — primary (person)
+- Trantham — primary (person)
+- V.S. Moss — primary (person)
+- W. Cox — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2019-03-13** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2019-03-13** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
+- **2019-03-27** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Felder, V.S.Moss, D.C.Moss, B.Cox, Forrest, Simrill, Martin, B.Newton, Magnuson, Moore, Hyde, Simmons, Trantham, R.Williams, Jefferson, King, W.Cox
+- **2019-03-27** Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2019-04-02** Debate adjourned until Wed., 4-3-19
+- **2019-04-04** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gilliard
+- **2019-04-04** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2019-04-04** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2019-04-04** Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-0
+- **2019-04-04** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
+- **2019-04-05** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
+- **2019-04-09** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2019-04-09** Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
+- **2019-04-25** Committee report: Favorable Agriculture and Natural Resources `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2019-05-07** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2019-05-07** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2019-05-07** Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
+- **2019-05-08** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
+- **2019-05-09** Senate amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
+- **2019-05-09** Returned to Senate with amendments
+- **2019-05-09** Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
+- **2019-05-13** Ratified R 99
+- **2019-05-16** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2019-05-31** Effective date 05/16/19
+- **2019-06-05** Act No. 79
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/407cf1b3-7894-4cb1-95f0-fcea876ff3e1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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