---
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).