South Carolina bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
South Carolina H 4758
Hemp beverage ban
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- W. Newton (Republican)
- Bradley (Republican)
- Brewer (Republican)
- Chapman (Republican)
- Crawford (Republican)
- Davis (Republican)
- Duncan (Republican)
- Erickson (Republican)
- Forrest (Republican)
- Gilliam (Republican)
- Guest (Republican)
- Hartz (Republican)
- Hewitt (Republican)
- Hiott (Republican)
- Hixon (Republican)
- Holman (Republican)
- Lawson (Republican)
- Ligon (Republican)
- Lowe (Republican)
- Martin (Republican)
- McGinnis (Republican)
- T. Moore (Republican)
- B. Newton (Republican)
- Oremus (Republican)
- Pedalino (Republican)
- Pope (Republican)
- Rankin (Republican)
- Robbins (Republican)
- Schuessler (Republican)
- G.M. Smith (Republican)
- Taylor (Republican)
- Teeple (Republican)
- Vaughan (Republican)
- Whitmire (Republican)
- Willis (Republican)
- Wooten (Republican)
- McCravy (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the South Carolina legislature· description
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 46-55-5 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE PURPOSE OF THIS CHAPTER IS TO ENCOURAGE THE LAWFUL CULTIVATION, HARVESTING, AND MANUFACTURING OF HEMP; BY AMENDING SECTION 46-55-10, RELATING TO INDUSTRIAL HEMP CULTIVATION TERMS AND DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL TERMS AND THEIR DEFINITIONS, AND TO REVISE THE DEFINITIONS OF EXISTING TERMS; AND BY ADDING SECTIONS 46-55-70, 46-55-80, AND 46-55-90 SO AS TO REGULATE THE DISTRIBUTION AND SALE OF CONSUMABLE HEMP, TO PROVIDE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER MAY NOT BE CONSTRUED TO LIMIT INTERSTATE COMMERCE, OR TO PROHIBIT THE LAWFUL POSSESSION, MANUFACTURE, SALE, OR DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN CBD PRODUCTS, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES.
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Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Apr 23, 2026 · House
Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary - Apr 1, 2026 · House
Debate adjourned - Mar 25, 2026 · House
Debate adjourned - Mar 24, 2026 · House
Debate adjourned - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Debate adjourned until Tues., 3-24-26 - Feb 25, 2026 · House
Debate adjourned - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Debate adjourned - Feb 18, 2026 · House
Debate adjourned - Feb 17, 2026 · House
Debate adjourned - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Debate adjourned until Thur. 2-12-26 - Feb 5, 2026 · House
Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Gatch - Feb 5, 2026 · Legislature
Scrivener's error corrected - Feb 4, 2026 · House
Debate interrupted by adjournment - Feb 3, 2026 · Legislature
Scrivener's error corrected - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Requests for debate-Rep(s). B Newton, Kirby, Hiott, Brittain, McCravy, Duncan, Martin, Pope, Ballentine, Magnuson, Caskey, Taylor, Oremus, MM Smith, Hewitt, Cobb-Hunter, Anderson, Berstein, Bauer, Jones, Gilliam - Jan 29, 2026 · House
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary - Jan 28, 2026 · House
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McCravy - Jan 21, 2026 · House
Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Yow, C.Mitchell - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Judiciary - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Introduced and read first time - Dec 16, 2025 · House
Referred to Committee on Judiciary - Dec 16, 2025 · House
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