H 4759 General Bill, By W. Newton, Bailey, Bradley, Brewer, Chapman, Crawford, Davis, Erickson, Gilliam, Guest, Haddon, Hartz, Herbkersman, Hewitt, Hiott, Hixon, Holman, Lawson, Ligon, Long, Lowe, Martin, T. Moore, B. Newton, Oremus, Pedalino, Pope, Rankin, Robbins, Schuessler, Sessions, G.M. Smith, M.M. Smith, Taylor, Vaughan, Whitmire, Willis, Wooten, Yow and C. Mitchell
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Summary: Intoxicating Hemp Beverages
    A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 46-55-5 SO AS TO PROVIDE A PURPOSE OF REGULATING THE SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF CONSUMABLE HEMP PRODUCTS; BY AMENDING SECTION 46-55-10, RELATING TO HEMP FARMING DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO ADD DEFINITIONS FOR "CONSUMABLE HEMP PRODUCT" AND "INTOXICATING HEMP PRODUCT"; BY ADDING SECTION 46-55-70 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE SALE OF CERTAIN CONSUMABLE HEMP PRODUCTS; BY ADDING SECTION 46-55-80 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT INTERSTATE COMMERCE IS NOT BEING LIMITED; AND BY ADDING CHAPTER 14 TO TITLE 61 SO AS TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS RELATING TO INTOXICATING HEMP BEVERAGES, PROVIDE FOR ENFORCEMENT, PROVIDE FOR INTOXICATING HEMP BEVERAGE PRODUCT REQUIREMENTS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR LICENSING AND TAXES.
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12/16/25	House	Prefiled
12/16/25	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/13/26	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 107)
01/13/26	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 107)
01/21/26	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Yow, C. Mitchell
01/28/26	House	Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: McCravy
01/29/26	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (House Journal-page 6)
02/03/26	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). B Newton, Kirby, Martin, McCravy, Caskey, Pope, Ballentine, Magnuson, Edgerton, Hiott, Erickson, Gilliam (House Journal-page 16)
02/03/26		Scrivener's error corrected
02/04/26	House	Amended (House Journal-page 60)
02/04/26	House	Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 60)
02/05/26		Scrivener's error corrected
02/05/26	House	Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Gatch