SC H4758 | 2025-2026 | 126th General Assembly

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 37)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-04-23 - Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 46-55-5 So As To Provide The Purpose Of This Chapter Is To Encourage The Lawful Cultivation, Harvesting, And Manufacturing Of Hemp; By Amending Section 46-55-10, Relating To Industrial Hemp Cultivation Terms And Definitions, So As To Provide Additional Terms And Their Definitions, And To Revise The Definitions Of Existing Terms; And By Adding Sections 46-55-70, 46-55-80, And 46-55-90 So As To Regulate The Distribution And Sale Of Consumable Hemp, To Provide The Provisions Of This Chapter May Not Be Construed To Limit Interstate Commerce, Or To Prohibit The Lawful Possession, Manufacture, Sale, Or Distribution Of Certain Cbd Products, And To Provide Penalties.

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Title

Hemp beverage ban

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2026-04-23HouseRecommitted to Committee on Judiciary
2026-04-01HouseDebate adjourned
2026-03-25HouseDebate adjourned
2026-03-24HouseDebate adjourned
2026-03-04HouseDebate adjourned until Tues., 3-24-26
2026-02-25HouseDebate adjourned
2026-02-19HouseDebate adjourned
2026-02-18HouseDebate adjourned
2026-02-17HouseDebate adjourned
2026-02-11HouseDebate adjourned until Thur. 2-12-26
2026-02-05HouseMember(s) request name removed as sponsor: Gatch
2026-02-05 Scrivener's error corrected
2026-02-04HouseDebate interrupted by adjournment
2026-02-03 Scrivener's error corrected
2026-02-03HouseRequests for debate-Rep
2026-01-29HouseCommittee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
2026-01-28HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: McCravy
2026-01-21HouseMember(s) request name removed as sponsor: Yow, C.Mitchell
2026-01-13HouseReferred to Committee on Judiciary
2026-01-13HouseIntroduced and read first time
2025-12-16HouseReferred to Committee on Judiciary
2025-12-16HousePrefiled

Same As/Similar To

H3924 (Similar To) 2026-06-25 - Roll call Ayes-27 Nays-11
H3935 (Similar To) 2025-04-08 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hartnett
H4759 (Similar To) 2026-02-05 - Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Gatch

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
465510(n/a)See Bill Text
46555(n/a)See Bill Text
465570(n/a)See Bill Text
465580(n/a)See Bill Text
465590(n/a)See Bill Text

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