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Bill Trafficking in Fentanyl AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 44-53-190, RELATING TO SCHEDULE I SUBSTANCES, SO AS TO ADD FENTANYL-RELATED SUBSTANCES; BY AMENDING SECTION 44-53-370, RELATING TO PROHIBITED ACTS AND PENALTIES, SO AS TO ADD AN OFFENSE FOR TRAFFICKING IN FENTANYL; BY AMENDING SECTION 44-53-370, RELATING TO NARCOTICS AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES PROHIBITED ACTS AND PENALITIES, SO AS TO ADD TRAFFICKING IN FENTANYL; BY ADDING SECTION 44-53-393 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE TERM "DRUG PARAPHERNALIA" DOES NOT INCLUDE CERTAIN TESTING EQUIPMENT; AND BY ADDING SECTION 44-53-379 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN CONVICTED OF CERTAIN DRUG-RELATED CRIMES TO POSSESS A FIREARM OR AMMUNITION WITHIN THIS STATE. - RATIFIED TITLE us/states/sc South Carolina General Assembly 2023-2024 H 3503 South Carolina H 3503 (2023-2024)
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Gilliam
Guffey
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Hager
Hiott
Hixon
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South Carolina H 3503 (2023-2024) — Trafficking in Fentanyl

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 44-53-190, RELATING TO SCHEDULE I SUBSTANCES, SO AS TO ADD FENTANYL-RELATED SUBSTANCES; BY AMENDING SECTION 44-53-370, RELATING TO PROHIBITED ACTS AND PENALTIES, SO AS TO ADD AN OFFENSE FOR TRAFFICKING IN FENTANYL; BY AMENDING SECTION 44-53-370, RELATING TO NARCOTICS AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES PROHIBITED ACTS AND PENALITIES, SO AS TO ADD TRAFFICKING IN FENTANYL; BY ADDING SECTION 44-53-393 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE TERM "DRUG PARAPHERNALIA" DOES NOT INCLUDE CERTAIN TESTING EQUIPMENT; AND BY ADDING SECTION 44-53-379 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN CONVICTED OF CERTAIN DRUG-RELATED CRIMES TO POSSESS A FIREARM OR AMMUNITION WITHIN THIS STATE. - RATIFIED TITLE

Version chain

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

  1. Filed (filed) — source
  2. 01/25/2023 (committee substitute) — source
  3. 02/01/2023 (committee substitute) — source
  4. 02/01/2023-A (committee substitute) — source
  5. 05/09/2023 (committee substitute) — source
  6. 05/10/2023 (committee substitute) — source
  7. 05/11/2023 (committee substitute) — source
  8. 05/12/2023 (committee substitute) — source
  9. 05/23/2023 (committee substitute) — source
  10. 05/26/2023 (committee substitute) — source
  11. 12/08/2022 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Passage of Bill — 9621 (pass) · lower
  • to lay on the table — 1134 (fail) · upper
  • 3rd Reading — 450 (pass) · upper
  • Concur in Senate Amendments — 1031 (pass) · lower
  • Table Amendment 4 — 7143 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • B. Newton — primary (person)
  • B.J. Cox — primary (person)
  • Bailey — primary (person)
  • Blackwell — primary (person)
  • Brewer — primary (person)
  • Burns — primary (person)
  • Calhoon — primary (person)
  • Carter — primary (person)
  • Caskey — primary (person)
  • Chapman — primary (person)
  • Chumley — primary (person)
  • Connell — primary (person)
  • Davis — primary (person)
  • Felder — primary (person)
  • Forrest — primary (person)
  • Gilliam — primary (person)
  • Guffey — primary (person)
  • Haddon — primary (person)
  • Hager — primary (person)
  • Hiott — primary (person)
  • Hixon — primary (person)
  • Landing — primary (person)
  • Lawson — primary (person)
  • Leber — primary (person)
  • Ligon — primary (person)
  • M.M. Smith — primary (person)
  • McCravy — primary (person)
  • Mitchell — primary (person)
  • Murphy — primary (person)
  • Neese — primary (person)
  • O'Neal — primary (person)
  • Oremus — primary (person)
  • Pedalino — primary (person)
  • Pope — primary (person)
  • Robbins — primary (person)
  • S. Jones — primary (person)
  • Sessions — primary (person)
  • Taylor — primary (person)
  • Thayer — primary (person)
  • Trantham — primary (person)
  • Vaughan — primary (person)
  • W. Newton — primary (person)
  • West — primary (person)
  • Whitmire — primary (person)
  • Willis — primary (person)
  • Wooten — primary (person)
  • Yow — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2022-12-08 Prefiled filing
  • 2022-12-08 Referred to Committee on Judiciary referral-committee
  • 2023-01-10 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
  • 2023-01-10 Referred to Committee on Judiciary referral-committee
  • 2023-01-19 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Vaughan, Robbins, B.J.Cox, M.M.Smith, Davis
  • 2023-01-24 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Brewer, Murphy
  • 2023-01-25 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Whitmire, Ligon, Felder, Yow, Mitchell, Hager, Connell
  • 2023-01-25 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary committee-passage-favorable
  • 2023-01-26 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Carter, West
  • 2023-01-26 Scrivener's error corrected
  • 2023-01-31 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Calhoon, B.Newton, Neese, Landing, Blackwell
  • 2023-01-31 Requests for debate-Rep(s). JE Johnson, Rutherford, Forrest, Pope, Bamberg, Hixon, Sessions, Guffey, B Newton, MM Smith, Brittain, Blackwell, Thayer, Hardee, McCravy, Hiott, Hosey, Hart, Mitchell, Guest, Lawson, Gilliam, Yow
  • 2023-02-01 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pedalino, Willis, W.Newton
  • 2023-02-01 Amended amendment-passage
  • 2023-02-01 Read second time reading-2
  • 2023-02-01 Roll call Yeas-96 Nays-21
  • 2023-02-02 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
  • 2023-02-02 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
  • 2023-02-02 Referred to Committee on Judiciary referral-committee
  • 2023-05-03 Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Matthews, Rice, Senn, Adams
  • 2023-05-09 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary committee-passage-favorable
  • 2023-05-10 Scrivener's error corrected
  • 2023-05-11 Committee Amendment Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2023-05-11 Read second time reading-2
  • 2023-05-12 Scrivener's error corrected
  • 2023-05-23 Amended amendment-passage
  • 2023-05-23 Read third time and returned to House with amendments passage, reading-3
  • 2023-05-23 Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
  • 2023-05-26 Scrivener's error corrected
  • 2023-06-07 Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
  • 2023-06-07 Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-1
  • 2023-06-14 Ratified R 97
  • 2023-06-15 Signed By Governor executive-signature
  • 2023-06-17 Effective date 6/15/23
  • 2023-06-17 Act No. 72

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3ccaa503-6d9d-4f8b-ada6-4f7b02645f01. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).