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+type: "Bill"
+title: "South Carolina Kratom Consumer Protection Act"
+description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE \"SOUTH CAROLINA KRATOM CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT\" BY ADDING ARTICLE 20 TO CHAPTER 53, TITLE 44 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGULATION OF THE SALE OF KRATOM PRODUCTS BY RETAILERS AND PROCESSORS AND TO CREATE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE ARTICLE. - RATIFIED TITLE"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
+legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
+session: "2025-2026"
+identifier: "S 221"
+citation: "South Carolina S 221 (2025-2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Ott"]
+version_count: 7
+action_count: 21
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2025-01-15"
+last_action: "2025-05-19"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4649b173-656f-4712-ac59-aadf0e99ff6b"
+source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=221&session=126&summary=B"
+source_hash: "0bd75c9cfa263c2f89a635c26df97a526315fce4ac3eb58319bcdce2f9680199"
+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 S 221 (2025-2026) — South Carolina Kratom Consumer Protection Act
+
+AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "SOUTH CAROLINA KRATOM CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT" BY ADDING ARTICLE 20 TO CHAPTER 53, TITLE 44 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGULATION OF THE SALE OF KRATOM PRODUCTS BY RETAILERS AND PROCESSORS AND TO CREATE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE ARTICLE. - 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/sess126_2025-2026/bills/221.htm)
+2. **01/15/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/221_20250115.htm)
+3. **04/15/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/221_20250415.htm)
+4. **04/18/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/221_20250418.htm)
+5. **04/24/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/221_20250424.htm)
+6. **05/01/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/221_20250501.htm)
+7. **05/06/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/221_20250506.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Passage of Bill — **114–0** (pass) · lower
+- 2nd Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Ott — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-01-15** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2025-01-15** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
+- **2025-04-15** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-04-18** Scrivener's error corrected
+- **2025-04-24** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
+- **2025-04-24** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2025-04-24** Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0
+- **2025-04-24** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
+- **2025-04-25** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-04-30** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2025-04-30** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
+- **2025-05-01** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-05-06** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2025-05-06** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2025-05-06** Roll call Yeas-114 Nays-0
+- **2025-05-07** Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-05-07** Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
+- **2025-05-08** Ratified R 53
+- **2025-05-12** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2025-05-19** Effective date 07/11/25
+- **2025-05-19** Act No. 35
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4649b173-656f-4712-ac59-aadf0e99ff6b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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