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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Xylazine"
+description: "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"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
+legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
+session: "2023-2024"
+identifier: "H 4617"
+citation: "South Carolina H 4617 (2023-2024)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Bannister", "Bauer", "Brewer", "Burns", "Carter", "Caskey", "Chapman", "Davis", "Felder", "Guffey", "Haddon", "Hager", "Hayes", "Henegan", "Hixon", "Hyde", "J.L. Johnson", "Jefferson", "Kilmartin", "Kirby", "Leber", "Ligon", "M.M. Smith", "Magnuson", "McDaniel", "Oremus", "Pope", "Robbins", "Sessions", "Thayer", "Trantham", "Vaughan", "W. Newton", "Wooten"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 26
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2023-11-16"
+last_action: "2024-05-29"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aae90e8d-84ac-4180-b878-77ff802a4dff"
+source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4617&session=125&summary=B"
+source_hash: "6209fce28f20527872580bfebfb7a875f817f19791918c65ea508c18c9db44c3"
+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 4617 (2023-2024) — Xylazine
+
+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
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/bills/4617.htm)
+2. **01/10/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4617_20240110.htm)
+3. **05/01/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4617_20240501.htm)
+4. **05/08/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4617_20240508.htm)
+5. **11/16/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4617_20231116.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Concur in Senate Amendments — **104–0** (pass) · lower
+- Passage of Bill — **103–0** (pass) · lower
+- 2nd Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Bannister — primary (person)
+- Bauer — primary (person)
+- Brewer — primary (person)
+- Burns — primary (person)
+- Carter — primary (person)
+- Caskey — primary (person)
+- Chapman — primary (person)
+- Davis — primary (person)
+- Felder — primary (person)
+- Guffey — primary (person)
+- Haddon — primary (person)
+- Hager — primary (person)
+- Hayes — primary (person)
+- Henegan — primary (person)
+- Hixon — primary (person)
+- Hyde — primary (person)
+- J.L. Johnson — primary (person)
+- Jefferson — primary (person)
+- Kilmartin — primary (person)
+- Kirby — primary (person)
+- Leber — primary (person)
+- Ligon — primary (person)
+- M.M. Smith — primary (person)
+- Magnuson — primary (person)
+- McDaniel — primary (person)
+- Oremus — primary (person)
+- Pope — primary (person)
+- Robbins — primary (person)
+- Sessions — primary (person)
+- Thayer — primary (person)
+- Trantham — primary (person)
+- Vaughan — primary (person)
+- W. Newton — primary (person)
+- Wooten — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-11-16** Prefiled `filing`
+- **2023-11-16** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
+- **2024-01-09** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2024-01-09** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
+- **2024-01-09** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Kilmartin
+- **2024-01-10** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Robbins, Felder
+- **2024-01-10** Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-01-11** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Jefferson, Caskey, Ligon, Vaughan
+- **2024-01-11** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2024-01-11** Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-0
+- **2024-01-11** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
+- **2024-01-12** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
+- **2024-01-16** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2024-01-16** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2024-01-19** Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Rice, Senn, Adams, Tedder
+- **2024-05-01** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-05-08** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
+- **2024-05-08** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2024-05-08** Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
+- **2024-05-09** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
+- **2024-05-09** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
+- **2024-05-09** Roll call Yeas-104 Nays-0
+- **2024-05-15** Ratified R 218
+- **2024-05-20** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2024-05-29** Effective date 05/20/24
+- **2024-05-29** Act No. 177
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aae90e8d-84ac-4180-b878-77ff802a4dff`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
+