SC H 4641

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Kratom

South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did SC H 4641 pass?

Not yet. SC H 4641 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-04-30): Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs

What is SC H 4641 about?

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 44-53-190, RELATING TO SCHEDULE I CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, SO AS TO ADD KRATOM TO THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES LISTED IN SCHEDULE I; AND BY REPEALING ARTICLE 20 OF CHAPTER 53, TITLE 44 RELATING TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA KRATOM CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT.

Who sponsors SC H 4641?

Pope, Gilliam, Wooten and 17 others are the primary sponsors of SC H 4641.

Description

Introduced: 2026-01-13
Latest action: 2026-04-30 — Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-04-30
Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
referral-committee
2026-04-30
Introduced and read first time
introduction,reading-1
2026-04-30
Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-4
2026-04-30
Read third time and sent to Senate
passage,reading-3
2026-04-29
Roll call Yeas-87 Nays-7
2026-04-29
Read second time
reading-2
2026-04-29
Amended
amendment-passage
2026-04-29
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ballentine
2026-04-23
Debate adjourned
2026-04-21
Requests for debate-Rep(s). McCravy, Duncan, Beach, Cromer, Gilreath, Edgerton, Long, Burns, Ford
2026-04-21
Amended
amendment-passage
2026-04-21
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ligon, Hixon
2026-04-15
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-25
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Lastinger
2026-03-04
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Duncan
2026-02-11
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ford, Jordan, M.M.Smith, Robbins, Gatch
2026-01-21
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Schuessler
2026-01-20
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White
2026-01-13
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
referral-committee
2026-01-13
Introduced and read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-12-16
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
referral-committee
2025-12-16
Prefiled
filing

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Documents

Votes

Passage of Bill
2026-04-29 · pass · 87-7
Member-level votes (123)
- Atkinson, Lucas: yes
- Bailey, William H.: yes
- Ballentine, Nathan: yes
- Bannister, Bruce W.: yes
- Bauer, Heather: yes
- Beach, Thomas: yes
- Bernstein, Beth E.: yes
- Bowers, Phillip: yes
- Bradley, Jeff: yes
- Brewer, Gary S., Jr.: yes
- Brittain, Thomas C., Jr.: yes
- Burns, James Mikell: yes
- Bustos, Joseph M.: yes
- Calhoon, Paula Rawl: yes
- Caskey, Micajah P., IV: yes
- Chapman, Donald G.: yes
- Chumley, William M.: yes
- Collins, Neal A.: yes
- Cox, Brandon L.: yes
- Crawford, Heather Ammons: yes
- Cromer, April: yes
- Davis, Sylleste H.: yes
- Duncan, Adam L.: yes
- Edgerton, Sarita L.: yes
- Ford, Greg: yes
- Forrest, Cally R., Jr.: yes
- Gagnon, Craig A.: yes
- Garvin, Kambrell H.: yes
- Gilliam, Leon D.: yes
- Gilliard, Wendell G.: yes
- Gilreath, Thomas Lee: yes
- Govan, Jerry N., Jr.: yes
- Grant, Hamilton R.: yes
- Guest, Thomas Duval, Jr.: yes
- Haddon, Patrick B.: yes
- Hager, William: yes
- Hardee, Kevin: yes
- Hartnett, Thomas F., Jr.: yes
- Hayes, Jackie E.: yes
- Henderson-Myers,, Rosalyn D., Ph.D. Herbkersman, William G.: yes
- Hewitt, Lee: yes
- Hiott, David R.: yes
- Huff, William C.: yes
- Johnson, Jeffrey E.: yes
- Kirby, Roger K.: yes
- Landing, Kathy: yes
- Lastinger, John T., Jr.: yes
- Lawson, M. Brian: yes
- Long, Steven Wayne: yes
- Lowe, Phillip D.: yes
- Luck, Jason S.: yes
- Martin, David: yes
- McCabe, Donald Ryan, Jr.: yes
- McCravy, John R., III: yes
- McGinnis, Timothy A.: yes
- Mitchell, Cody T.: yes
- Mitchell, Dianne: yes
- Moore, JA: yes
- Moore, Travis A.: yes
- Morgan, T. Alan, Jr.: yes
- Moss, Dennis C.: yes
- Neese, Mike M.: yes
- Newton, Brandon: yes
- Newton, Wm. Weston J.: yes
- Oremus, Melissa Lackey: yes
- Pedalino, Fawn M.: yes
- Pope, Thomas E.: yes
- Robbins, Robby: yes
- Sanders, Richard Blake: yes
- Schuessler, Carla: yes
- Scott, Keishan M.: yes
- Sessions, Heath: yes
- Smith, G. Murrell, Jr.: yes
- Stavrinakis, Leonidas E.: yes
- Taylor, Bill: yes
- Teeple, James E.: yes
- Terribile, Jackie R.: yes
- Vaughan, David: yes
- Weeks, J. David: yes
- Wetmore, Elizabeth: yes
- White, Joseph S.: yes
- Whitmire, William R.: yes
- Wickensimer, Paul B.: yes
- Willis, Mark N.: yes
- Wooten, Chris: yes
- Yow, Richard L.: yes
- Bamberg, Justin T.: no
- Frank, Stephen: no
- Gatch, Gil: no
- Hosey, Lonnie: no
- Reese, Robert T.: no
- Rose, Seth: no
- Rutherford, J. Todd: no
- Erickson, Shannon S.: excused
- Guffey, Brandon: excused
- Hartz, Charles V.: excused
- Holman, Harriet A.: excused
- King, John Richard C.: excused
- Magnuson, Josiah: excused
- Spann-Wilder, Tiffany: excused
- Pace, Jordan S.: excused
- Alexander, Terry: excused
- Anderson, Carl L.: excused
- Clyburn, William: excused
- Cobb-Hunter, Gilda: excused
- Dillard, Chandra E.: excused
- Gibson, Daniel: excused
- Harris, Robert J.: excused
- Hart, Christopher R.: excused
- Hixon, William M.: excused
- Howard, Leon: excused
- Johnson, Jermaine L., Sr.: excused
- Jones, Wendell K.: excused
- Jordan, Wallace H., Jr.: excused
- Kilmartin, John Gregory: excused
- Ligon, Thomas R.: excused
- McDaniel, Annie E.: excused
- Montgomery, W. Scott, IV: excused
- Rankin, Luke S.: excused
- Rivers, Michael F., Sr.: excused
- Smith, Marvin: excused
- Waters, Courtney S.: excused
- Williams, Robert Q.: excused
Passage of Bill
2026-04-30 · pass · 98-4
Member-level votes (124)
- Alexander, Terry: yes
- Anderson, Carl L.: yes
- Bailey, William H.: yes
- Ballentine, Nathan: yes
- Bamberg, Justin T.: yes
- Bannister, Bruce W.: yes
- Bauer, Heather: yes
- Beach, Thomas: yes
- Bernstein, Beth E.: yes
- Bowers, Phillip: yes
- Bradley, Jeff: yes
- Brewer, Gary S., Jr.: yes
- Brittain, Thomas C., Jr.: yes
- Burns, James Mikell: yes
- Bustos, Joseph M.: yes
- Calhoon, Paula Rawl: yes
- Caskey, Micajah P., IV: yes
- Chapman, Donald G.: yes
- Chumley, William M.: yes
- Clyburn, William: yes
- Cobb-Hunter, Gilda: yes
- Collins, Neal A.: yes
- Cox, Brandon L.: yes
- Cromer, April: yes
- Davis, Sylleste H.: yes
- Dillard, Chandra E.: yes
- Duncan, Adam L.: yes
- Edgerton, Sarita L.: yes
- Erickson, Shannon S.: yes
- Ford, Greg: yes
- Forrest, Cally R., Jr.: yes
- Gagnon, Craig A.: yes
- Garvin, Kambrell H.: yes
- Gatch, Gil: yes
- Gibson, Daniel: yes
- Gilliam, Leon D.: yes
- Gilliard, Wendell G.: yes
- Gilreath, Thomas Lee: yes
- Govan, Jerry N., Jr.: yes
- Grant, Hamilton R.: yes
- Guest, Thomas Duval, Jr.: yes
- Haddon, Patrick B.: yes
- Hager, William: yes
- Hardee, Kevin: yes
- Hart, Christopher R.: yes
- Hartnett, Thomas F., Jr.: yes
- Hayes, Jackie E.: yes
- Henderson-Myers,, Rosalyn D., Ph.D.: yes
- Herbkersman, William G.: yes
- Hewitt, Lee: yes
- Hiott, David R.: yes
- Hixon, William M.: yes
- Holman, Harriet A.: yes
- Hosey, Lonnie: yes
- Huff, William C.: yes
- Jordan, Wallace H., Jr.: yes
- Kirby, Roger K.: yes
- Landing, Kathy: yes
- Lastinger, John T., Jr.: yes
- Lawson, M. Brian: yes
- Ligon, Thomas R.: yes
- Long, Steven Wayne: yes
- Luck, Jason S.: yes
- McCabe, Donald Ryan, Jr.: yes
- McCravy, John R., III: yes
- McDaniel, Annie E.: yes
- McGinnis, Timothy A.: yes
- Mitchell, Cody T.: yes
- Mitchell, Dianne: yes
- Moore, Travis A.: yes
- Morgan, T. Alan, Jr.: yes
- Moss, Dennis C.: yes
- Neese, Mike M.: yes
- Newton, Brandon: yes
- Newton, Wm. Weston J.: yes
- Oremus, Melissa Lackey: yes
- Rankin, Luke S.: yes
- Reese, Robert T.: yes
- Rivers, Michael F., Sr.: yes
- Robbins, Robby: yes
- Sanders, Richard Blake: yes
- Schuessler, Carla: yes
- Scott, Keishan M.: yes
- Sessions, Heath: yes
- Smith, G. Murrell, Jr.: yes
- Smith, Marvin: yes
- Stavrinakis, Leonidas E.: yes
- Taylor, Bill: yes
- Teeple, James E.: yes
- Terribile, Jackie R.: yes
- Vaughan, David: yes
- Wetmore, Elizabeth: yes
- Whitmire, William R.: yes
- Wickensimer, Paul B.: yes
- Williams, Robert Q.: yes
- Willis, Mark N.: yes
- Wooten, Chris: yes
- Yow, Richard L.: yes
- Frank, Stephen: no
- Magnuson, Josiah: no
- Rose, Seth: no
- Rutherford, J. Todd: no
- Crawford, Heather Ammons: excused
- Guffey, Brandon: excused
- Harris, Robert J.: excused
- Hartz, Charles V.: excused
- Johnson, Jeffrey E.: excused
- Martin, David: excused
- Pedalino, Fawn M.: excused
- Pope, Thomas E.: excused
- Spann-Wilder, Tiffany: excused
- Waters, Courtney S.: excused
- Pace, Jordan S.: excused
- Atkinson, Lucas: excused
- Howard, Leon: excused
- Johnson, Jermaine L., Sr.: excused
- Jones, Wendell K.: excused
- Kilmartin, John Gregory: excused
- King, John Richard C.: excused
- Lowe, Phillip D.: excused
- Montgomery, W. Scott, IV: excused
- Moore, JA: excused
- Weeks, J. David: excused
- White, Joseph S.: excused

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