H4759Introduced in the House
Intoxicating Hemp Beverages
Introduced by Weston Newton, District 120
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 46-55-5 So As To Provide A Purpose Of Regulating The Sale And Distribution Of Consumable Hemp Products; By Amending Section 46-55-10, Relating To Hemp Farming Definitions, So As To Add Definitions For "consumable Hemp Product" And "intoxicating Hemp Product"; By Adding Section 46-55-70 So As To Prohibit The Sale Of Certain Consumable Hemp Products; By Adding Section 46-55-80 So As To Provide That Interstate Commerce Is Not Being Limited; And By Adding Chapter 14 To Title 61 So As To Provide Definitions Relating To Intoxicating Hemp Beverages, Provide For Enforcement, Provide For Intoxicating Hemp Beverage Product Requirements, And To Provide For Licensing And Taxes.
Where it stands
Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Gatch
February 5, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
HouseStage: House: Motion To Recommit · February 4, 2026
63
Yes
50
No
11
Absent or Not Voting
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What do people think?
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| Representative | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| William Whitmire | 1 | No |
| Adam Duncan | 2 | No |
| Phillip Bowers | 3 | Yes |
| Davey Hiott | 4 | No |
| Neal Collins | 5 | No |
| April Cromer | 6 | Yes |
| Lee Gilreath | 7 | Yes |
| Don Chapman | 8 | Not Voting |
| Blake Sanders | 9 | No |
| Thomas Beach | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Introduced and read first time
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Yow, C.Mitchell
Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: McCravy
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
Requests for debate-Rep
Scrivener's error corrected
Amended
Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary
Scrivener's error corrected
Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Gatch
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