---
type: "Bill"
title: "Transportation of farm products, exceptions"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 56-5-4100, RELATING TO PREVENTING ESCAPE OF MATERIALS LOADED ON VEHICLES AND CLEANING THE HIGHWAYS OF ESCAPED SUBSTANCES OR CARGO, SO AS TO INCORPORATE THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 56-5-4110 TO CLARIFY THE EXCEPTIONS FOR TRANSPORTATION OF CERTAIN FARM PRODUCTS AND MATERIALS; AND BY REPEALING SECTION 56-5-4110 RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENTS THAT LOADS AND COVERS MUST BE FIRMLY ATTACHED. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 4601"
citation: "South Carolina H 4601 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Forrest"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 23
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-11-16"
last_action: "2024-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ee3497c5-20b0-4d26-a405-f43323272629"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4601&session=125&summary=B"
source_hash: "abca3da424b9c61a69ff9a1c1d5bb46296076e5e709d215f156b15326724bfc4"
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 4601 (2023-2024) — Transportation of farm products, exceptions

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 56-5-4100, RELATING TO PREVENTING ESCAPE OF MATERIALS LOADED ON VEHICLES AND CLEANING THE HIGHWAYS OF ESCAPED SUBSTANCES OR CARGO, SO AS TO INCORPORATE THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 56-5-4110 TO CLARIFY THE EXCEPTIONS FOR TRANSPORTATION OF CERTAIN FARM PRODUCTS AND MATERIALS; AND BY REPEALING SECTION 56-5-4110 RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENTS THAT LOADS AND COVERS MUST BE FIRMLY ATTACHED. - 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/4601.htm)
2. **03/20/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4601_20240320.htm)
3. **03/21/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4601_20240321.htm)
4. **04/17/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4601_20240417.htm)
5. **05/01/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4601_20240501.htm)
6. **11/16/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4601_20231116.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **105–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading — **42–0** (pass) · upper
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **0–103** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Forrest — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-11-16** Prefiled `filing`
- **2023-11-16** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-09** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-01-09** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-20** Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-21** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2024-03-26** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-26** Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-0
- **2024-03-27** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-27** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-03-27** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-17** Committee report: Favorable Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-08** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-05-09** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-09** Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
- **2024-05-09** Non-concurrence in Senate amendment
- **2024-05-09** Roll call Yeas-0 Nays-103
- **2024-05-09** Senate recedes from amendment
- **2024-05-09** Ordered enrolled for ratification
- **2024-05-15** Ratified R 216
- **2024-05-21** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-29** Effective date 05/21/24
- **2024-05-29** Act No. 202

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ee3497c5-20b0-4d26-a405-f43323272629`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).