republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2017-2018/h-4003.md

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type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING CHAPTER 26 TO TITLE 39 SO AS TO ENACT THE "PRODUCE SAFETY ACT", TO ESTABLISH THE AUTHORITY OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO ENFORCE CERTAIN FOOD SAFETY STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO FARM PRODUCE INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE AUTHORITY TO INSPECT CERTAIN FARMS; TO SEIZE, CONDEMN, AND DESTROY COVERED PRODUCE; AND TO OBTAIN A COURT ORDER FOR FORFEITURE AND DESTRUCTION OF COVERED PRODUCE; TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPEAL OF COURT ORDERS; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS, INCLUDING "FARM" AND "COVERED PRODUCE"; TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS FOR CERTAIN FARMS AND PRODUCE; TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT TO PROMULGATE REGULATIONS; TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF THE CHAPTER; TO PROVIDE FOR THE REPEAL OF THE CHAPTER UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. - ratified title	AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING CHAPTER 26 TO TITLE 39 SO AS TO ENACT THE "PRODUCE SAFETY ACT", TO ESTABLISH THE AUTHORITY OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO ENFORCE CERTAIN FOOD SAFETY STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO FARM PRODUCE INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE AUTHORITY TO INSPECT CERTAIN FARMS; TO SEIZE, CONDEMN, AND DESTROY COVERED PRODUCE; AND TO OBTAIN A COURT ORDER FOR FORFEITURE AND DESTRUCTION OF COVERED PRODUCE; TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPEAL OF COURT ORDERS; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS, INCLUDING "FARM" AND "COVERED PRODUCE"; TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS FOR CERTAIN FARMS AND PRODUCE; TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT TO PROMULGATE REGULATIONS; TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF THE CHAPTER; TO PROVIDE FOR THE REPEAL OF THE CHAPTER UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. - ratified title	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2017-2018	H 4003	South Carolina H 4003 (2017-2018)	bill		enacted	Atkinson Bennett Davis Forrest Hewitt Hiott Hixon Ott West	6	23	3	2017-03-15	2017-05-31	openstates	ocd-bill/2b0e3503-12df-4764-b6c6-0db8a70e0dc3	http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4003&session=122&summary=B	6d9076f692032abc9e4e1e5ac217101e0d0fc750db916a7036013e1eda7f7117	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina H 4003 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING CHAPTER 26 TO TITLE 39 SO AS TO ENACT THE "PRODUCE SAFETY ACT", TO ESTABLISH THE AUTHORITY OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO ENFORCE CERTAIN FOOD SAFETY STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO FARM PRODUCE INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE AUTHORITY TO INSPECT CERTAIN FARMS; TO SEIZE, CONDEMN, AND DESTROY COVERED PRODUCE; AND TO OBTAIN A COURT ORDER FOR FORFEITURE AND DESTRUCTION OF COVERED PRODUCE; TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPEAL OF COURT ORDERS; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS, INCLUDING "FARM" AND "COVERED PRODUCE"; TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS FOR CERTAIN FARMS AND PRODUCE; TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT TO PROMULGATE REGULATIONS; TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF THE CHAPTER; TO PROVIDE FOR THE REPEAL OF THE CHAPTER UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. - ratified title

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. 3/15/2017 (committee substitute) — source
2. 3/23/2017 (committee substitute) — source
3. 3/28/2017 (committee substitute) — source
4. 4/20/2017 (committee substitute) — source
5. 5/3/2017 (committee substitute) — source
6. 5/4/2017 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• 2nd Reading — 37–0 (pass) · upper
• Passage of Bill — 100–11 (pass) · lower
• Concur in Senate Amendments — 98–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Atkinson — primary (person)
• Bennett — primary (person)
• Davis — primary (person)
• Forrest — primary (person)
• Hewitt — primary (person)
• Hiott — primary (person)
• Hixon — primary (person)
• Ott — primary (person)
• West — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2017-03-15 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2017-03-15 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs referral-committee
• 2017-03-22 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hewitt, Davis, Forrest, Bennett, West, Ott, Atkinson
• 2017-03-23 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs committee-passage-favorable
• 2017-03-28 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hixon
• 2017-03-28 Amended amendment-passage
• 2017-03-28 Read second time reading-2
• 2017-03-28 Roll call Yeas-100 Nays-11
• 2017-03-29 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2017-03-29 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2017-03-29 Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources referral-committee
• 2017-04-20 Committee report: Favorable Agriculture and Natural Resources committee-passage-favorable
• 2017-05-03 Amended amendment-passage
• 2017-05-03 Read second time reading-2
• 2017-05-03 Roll call Ayes-37 Nays-0
• 2017-05-04 Read third time and returned to House with amendments passage, reading-3
• 2017-05-04 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2017-05-10 Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
• 2017-05-10 Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-0
• 2017-05-15 Ratified R 118
• 2017-05-19 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2017-05-30 Effective date 05/19/17
• 2017-05-31 Act No. 92

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/2b0e3503-12df-4764-b6c6-0db8a70e0dc3. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).