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H 3503 - Creates an offense for trafficking in fentanyl

Tracking Level: Priority
Sponsor: Doug Gilliam
Last Action: 6/17/2023 - Act No. 72
House Committee: Judy
Senate Committee: Judy
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Staff Analysis of the Legislation

05.09.2023 The Senate Judiciary Committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended by the subcommittee.
05.04.2023 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment strikes the House language in the bill and replaces it with Senate language. An additional amendment adds language that includes penalties for felony gun possession charges.
01.24.2023 The House Judiciary Committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended by the subcommittee. The full committee amended the first and second offense sentencing language further.
01.24.2023 The House Judiciary Criminal Laws subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment strikes homicide by fentanyl language, removes mandatory minimum sentences and alters sentencing guidelines for first and second offenses. 
01.19.2023 The House Judiciary Criminal Laws subcommittee met and heard testimony but did not take action on this bill.
Summary of the bill as introduced: Creates an offense for trafficking in fentanyl.

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H*3503 (Rat #0097, Act #0072 of 2023) General Bill, By Gilliam, Pope, Taylor, Chumley, Haddon, McCravy, Oremus, Hiott, Burns, Wooten, Hixon, Bailey, Caskey, Thayer, Trantham, Forrest, Yow, S. Jones, Sessions, Guffey, Lawson, Chapman, Leber, O'Neal, Vaughan, Robbins, B.J. Cox, M.M. Smith, Davis, Brewer, Murphy, Whitmire, Ligon, Felder, Mitchell, Hager, Connell, Carter, West, Calhoon, B. Newton, Neese, Landing, Blackwell, Pedalino, Willis and W. Newton
Similar (S 0153, S 0236, S 0242)
Summary: Trafficking in Fentanyl
    AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 44-53-190, RELATING TO SCHEDULE I SUBSTANCES, SO AS TO ADD FENTANYL-RELATED SUBSTANCES; BY AMENDING SECTION 44-53-370, RELATING TO PROHIBITED ACTS AND PENALTIES, SO AS TO ADD AN OFFENSE FOR TRAFFICKING IN FENTANYL; BY AMENDING SECTION 44-53-370, RELATING TO NARCOTICS AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES PROHIBITED ACTS AND PENALITIES, SO AS TO ADD TRAFFICKING IN FENTANYL; BY ADDING SECTION 44-53-393 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE TERM "DRUG PARAPHERNALIA" DOES NOT INCLUDE CERTAIN TESTING EQUIPMENT; AND BY ADDING SECTION 44-53-379 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN CONVICTED OF CERTAIN DRUG-RELATED CRIMES TO POSSESS A FIREARM OR AMMUNITION WITHIN THIS STATE. - RATIFIED TITLE
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12/08/22House Prefiled
12/08/22House Referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/10/23House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 191)
01/10/23House Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 191)
01/19/23House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Vaughan, Robbins, B.J.Cox, M.M.Smith, Davis
01/24/23House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Brewer, Murphy
01/25/23House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Whitmire, Ligon, Felder, Yow, Mitchell, Hager, Connell
01/25/23House Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (House Journal-page 6)
01/26/23House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Carter, West
01/26/23 Scrivener's error corrected
01/31/23House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Calhoon, B.Newton, Neese, Landing, Blackwell
01/31/23House Requests for debate-Rep(s). JE Johnson, Rutherford, Forrest, Pope, Bamberg, Hixon, Sessions, Guffey, B Newton, MM Smith, Brittain, Blackwell, Thayer, Hardee, McCravy, Hiott, Hosey, Hart, Mitchell, Guest, Lawson, Gilliam, Yow (House Journal-page 24)
02/01/23House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pedalino, Willis, W.Newton
02/01/23House Amended (House Journal-page 20)
02/01/23House Read second time (House Journal-page 20)
02/01/23House Roll call Yeas-96 Nays-21 (House Journal-page 27)
02/02/23House Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 18)
02/02/23Senate Introduced and read first time
02/02/23Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
05/03/23Senate Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Matthews, Rice, Senn, Adams
05/09/23Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 18)
05/10/23 Scrivener's error corrected
05/11/23Senate Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 157)
05/11/23Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 157)
05/12/23 Scrivener's error corrected
05/23/23Senate Amended (Senate Journal-page 44)
05/23/23Senate Read third time and returned to House with amendments (Senate Journal-page 44)
05/23/23Senate Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 44)
05/26/23 Scrivener's error corrected
06/07/23House Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled (House Journal-page 24)
06/07/23House Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-1 (House Journal-page 24)
06/14/23 Ratified R 97
06/15/23 Signed By Governor
06/17/23 Effective date 6/15/23
06/17/23 Act No. 72


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