South Carolina Senate Bill 601

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on April 26 2023 - 50% progression
Action: 2023-05-02 - Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
Pending: House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #5) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Article 1, Chapter 73, Title 39 So As To Transfer The Authority To Execute The State Commodity Code To The South Carolina Attorney General; By Amending Section 39-73-310, Relating To The Authority Of The Administrator To Investigate, The Publication Of Information, Powers And Procedures, And Court Orders To Compel Compliance, So As To Provide Guidelines For The Enforcement Of Compliance; By Amending Section 39-73-315, Relating To Action By The Administrator To Prevent Violation Or Imminent Violation, So As To Provide That The Administrator May Issue Cease And Desist Orders And To Provide Guidelines For The Issuance And Enforcement; By Amending Section 39-73-320, Relating To Legal, Equitable, And Special Remedies Available To A Court For Enforcement, And Section 39-73-325, Relating To Penalties For Wilful Violation, So As To Provide Guidelines For Actions Taken Upon Violation Of This Chapter; By Amending Section 39-73-350, Relating To Applicability Of Sections 39-73-20, 39-73-50, And 39-73-60 To Persons Who Sell, Buy, Or Offer To Sell Or Buy Commodities In This State, So As To Provide Guidelines For Applicable Radio And Television Communications; By Amending Section 39-73-360, Relating To Judicial Review, So As To Provide Guidelines; By Adding Section 39-73-375 So As To Provide That The Office Of The Attorney General May Retain All Fines And Penalties Collected Pursuant To This Chapter; By Adding Section 39-73-400 So As To Provide A Severability Clause; And By Repealing Section 39-73-355 Relating To Administrative Proceedings, Notice, Hearing, And Order.

State Commodity Code

Sen. Thomas Young [R]

2023-04-25 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 42 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-02	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
2023-05-02	House	Introduced and read first time
2023-04-26	Senate	Read third time and sent to House
2023-04-26		Scrivener's error corrected
2023-04-25	Senate	Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
2023-04-25	Senate	Read second time
2023-04-25	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted
2023-04-21		Scrivener's error corrected
2023-04-19	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry
2023-03-07	Senate	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
2023-03-07	Senate	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
39	73	20	(n/a)	See Bill Text
39	73	310	(n/a)	See Bill Text
39	73	315	(n/a)	See Bill Text
39	73	320	(n/a)	See Bill Text
39	73	325	(n/a)	See Bill Text
39	73	350	(n/a)	See Bill Text
39	73	355	(n/a)	See Bill Text
39	73	360	(n/a)	See Bill Text
39	73	375	(n/a)	See Bill Text
39	73	400	(n/a)	See Bill Text
39	73	50	(n/a)	See Bill Text
39	73	60	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0601&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/601_20230307.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/601_20230421.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/601_20230425.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/601_20230426.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/601_20230419.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/fiscalimpactstatements/S0601%202023-04-25%20amended.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=22881