South Carolina House Bill 3486

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 10-4)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-02-08 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith
Pending: House Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Compassionate Care Act" By Adding Article 20 To Chapter 53, Title 44 So As To Authorize The Use Of Cannabis Products By Patients With Debilitating Medical Conditions Who Are Under The Care Of A Physician, With Exceptions; To Authorize The Operation Of Medical Cannabis Establishments And To Provide For Their Regulation; To Establish The South Carolina Medical Cannabis Program Fund And To Provide For Its Operation And Use; To Provide For The Taxation Of Cannabis Products; To Create A Medical Cannabis Advisory Board And To Provide For Its Duties; To Require The Department Of Health And Environmental Control And The Board Of Pharmacy To Promulgate Certain Regulations; To Create Criminal Penalties For Violation Of The Article; And For Other Purposes; By Amending Section 12-36-2120, Relating To Certain Sales Exemptions, So As To Make The Exemption Inapplicable To The Sale Of Cannabis Products; By Adding Section 56-5-3910 So As To Establish A Criminal Penalty For The Use Of Cannabis Products While Driving A Motor Vehicle; By Adding Sections 44-53-1810, 44-53-1820, And 44-53-1830 All Relating Julian's Law, So As To Make Conforming Changes; And By Repealing Article 4 Of Chapter 53, Title 44 Relating To Controlled Substances Therapeutic Research.

South Carolina Compassionate Care Act

Rep. William Herbkersman [R]	Rep. Jerry Carter [R]	Rep. Bill Taylor [R]	Rep. Jay Kilmartin [R]
Rep. Patricia Henegan [D]	Rep. Gary Brewer [R]	Rep. Joseph Bustos [R]	Rep. Matthew Leber [R]
Rep. Tom Hartnett [R]	Rep. Gil Gatch [R]	Rep. Elizabeth Wetmore [D]	Rep. Chandra Dillard [D]
Rep. Wendell Jones [D]	Rep. Marvin Smith [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-08	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith
2023-01-25	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wetmore, Dillard, W.Jones
2023-01-18	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gatch
2023-01-17	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Brewer, Bustos, Leber, Hartnett
2023-01-10	House	Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
2023-01-10	House	Introduced and read first time
2022-12-08	House	Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
2022-12-08	House	Prefiled

H3226 (Similar To) 2023-01-12 - Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Kilmartin
S0423 (Similar To) 2024-02-27 - Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
12	36	2120	(n/a)	See Bill Text
44	53	1810	(n/a)	See Bill Text
44	53	1820	(n/a)	See Bill Text
44	53	1830	(n/a)	See Bill Text
56	5	3910	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3486&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3486_20221208.htm