South Carolina House Bill 3571 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-01-14 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: J.L.Johnson
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend Sections 44-53-370, 44-53-375, And 44-53-450, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, All Relating To Controlled Substance Offenses And Penalties, So As To Decriminalize Possession Of Twenty-eight Grams Or One Ounce Or Less Of Marijuana Or Ten Grams Or Less Of Hashish And Authorize Law Enforcement To Issue A Civil Citation For Possession Of That Same Quantity Of Marijuana Or Hashish; To Decrease Penalties For First Offense Possession Of Less Than One Gram Of Methamphetamine Or Cocaine Base And Require Completion Of A Drug Treatment Or Rehabilitation Program As Part Of The Sentence; And To Require The Court To Place Persons On Probation Who Are Guilty Of A First Offense Possession Of Certain Controlled Substances.

Decriminalize certain weights of marijuana and allow for citation

Rep. Ivory Thigpen [D]

Rep. Jermaine Johnson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-14	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: J.L.Johnson
2021-01-12	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2021-01-12	House	Introduced and read first time
2020-12-16	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2020-12-16	House	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
44	53	370	(n/a)	See Bill Text
44	53	375	(n/a)	See Bill Text
44	53	450	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3571&session=124&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3571_20201216.htm