South Carolina House Bill 4003 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-2)
Status: Passed on May 31 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-05-31 - Act No. 92
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Enact The "produce Safety Act", To Establish The Authority Of The South Carolina Department Of Agriculture To Enforce Certain Food Safety Standards Applicable To Farm Produce Including, But Not Limited To, The Authority To Inspect Certain Farms; To Seize, Condemn, And Destroy Covered Produce; And To Obtain A Court Order For Forfeiture And Destruction Of Covered Produce; To Provide For The Appeal Of Court Orders; To Define Certain Terms, Including "farm" And "covered Produce"; To Provide Exceptions For Certain Farms And Produce; To Authorize The Department To Promulgate Regulations; To Establish Certain Penalties For Violation Of The Chapter; To Provide For The Repeal Of The Chapter Under Certain Circumstances; And For Other Purposes

Produce Safety Act

Rep. Davey Hiott [R]	Rep. William Hewitt [R]	Rep. Sylleste Davis [R]	Rep. Cally Forrest [R]
Rep. Linda Bennett [R]	Rep. John West [R]	Rep. Russell Ott [D]	Rep. Frank Atkinson [D]
Rep. William Hixon [R]

2017-05-10 - House - House: Concur In Senate Amendments (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 19) [PASS]
2017-05-03 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-03-28 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 100 N: 11 NV: 3 Abs: 6) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-05-31		Act No. 92
2017-05-30		Effective date 05/19/17
2017-05-19		Signed By Governor
2017-05-15		Ratified R 118
2017-05-10	House	Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-0
2017-05-10	House	Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
2017-05-04		Scrivener's error corrected
2017-05-04	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments
2017-05-03	Senate	Roll call Ayes-37 Nays-0
2017-05-03	Senate	Read second time
2017-05-03	Senate	Amended
2017-04-20	Senate	Committee report: Favorable Agriculture and Natural Resources
2017-03-29	Senate	Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
2017-03-29	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2017-03-29	House	Read third time and sent to Senate
2017-03-28	House	Roll call Yeas-100 Nays-11
2017-03-28	House	Read second time
2017-03-28	House	Amended
2017-03-28	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hixon
2017-03-23	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
2017-03-22	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hewitt, Davis, Forrest, Bennett, West, Ott, Atkinson
2017-03-15	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
2017-03-15	House	Introduced and read first time

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4003&session=122&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4003_20170315.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4003_20170323.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4003_20170328.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4003_20170420.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4003_20170503.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4003_20170504.htm
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=12959
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=13388
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=13539