---
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).