South Carolina House Bill 3444 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-08 - Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
Pending: House Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend Section 44-53-370, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, Relating To Controlled Substance Offenses And Penalties, So As To Legalize The Possession Of Twenty-eight Grams Or One Ounce Or Less Of Marijuana Or Ten Grams Or Less Of Hashish By A Veteran With An Honorable Discharge Or A General Under Honorable Conditions Discharge, Whom The United States Department Of Veterans Affairs Has Diagnosed With Service-connected Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (ptsd) Arising From The Veteran's Duty In An Area That The President Of The United States Designated By Executive Order As An Area In Which United States Armed Forces Are Engaging Or Have Engaged In Combat.

Controlled substances

Rep. Todd Rutherford [D]

Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-08	House	Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
2019-01-08	House	Introduced and read first time
2018-12-18	House	Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
2018-12-18	House	Prefiled

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

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3444&session=123&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3444_20181218.htm