South Carolina House Bill 3276 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-08 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend Sections 44-53-370, 44-53-375, And 44-53-450, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, All Relating To Controlled Substance Offenses And Penalties, So As To Decriminalize Possession Of Twenty-eight Grams Or One Ounce Or Less Of Marijuana Or Ten Grams Or Less Of Hashish And Authorize Law Enforcement To Issue A Civil Citation For Possession Of That Same Quantity Of Marijuana Or Hashish; To Decrease Penalties For First Offense Possession Of Less Than One Gram Of Methamphetamine Or Cocaine Base And Require Completion Of A Drug Treatment Or Rehabilitation Program As Part Of The Sentence; And To Require The Court To Place Persons On Probation Who Are Guilty Of A First Offense Possession Of Certain Controlled Substances.

Controlled substance offenses and penalties

Rep. Ivory Thigpen [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-08	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2019-01-08	House	Introduced and read first time
2018-12-18	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2018-12-18	House	Prefiled

H4313 (Similar To) 2019-03-26 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
H4803 (Similar To) 2020-03-03 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rivers, McDaniel, S.Williams, Henegan, Brawley, Garvin

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
44	53	370	(n/a)	See Bill Text
44	53	375	(n/a)	See Bill Text
44	53	450	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3276&session=123&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3276_20181218.htm