Bill Commons

SC S 221

enacted

South Carolina Kratom Consumer Protection Act

South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did SC S 221 pass?

Yes. SC S 221 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-05-19): Act No. 35

What is SC S 221 about?

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "SOUTH CAROLINA KRATOM CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT" BY ADDING ARTICLE 20 TO CHAPTER 53, TITLE 44 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGULATION OF THE SALE OF KRATOM PRODUCTS BY RETAILERS AND PROCESSORS AND TO CREATE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE ARTICLE. - RATIFIED TITLE

Who sponsors SC S 221?

Ott is the primary sponsor of SC S 221.

Description

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "SOUTH CAROLINA KRATOM CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT" BY ADDING ARTICLE 20 TO CHAPTER 53, TITLE 44 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGULATION OF THE SALE OF KRATOM PRODUCTS BY RETAILERS AND PROCESSORS AND TO CREATE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE ARTICLE. - RATIFIED TITLE

Introduced
2025-01-15
Latest action
2025-05-19 — Act No. 35
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Ottprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-19

    Act No. 35

  2. 2025-05-19

    Effective date 07/11/25

  3. 2025-05-12

    Signed By Governor

    executive-signature

  4. 2025-05-08

    Ratified R 53

  5. 2025-05-07

    Concurred in House amendment and enrolled

  6. 2025-05-07

    Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments

    passage,reading-3

  7. 2025-05-06

    Roll call Yeas-114 Nays-0

  8. 2025-05-06

    Read second time

    reading-2

  9. 2025-05-06

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  10. 2025-05-01

    Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2025-04-30

    Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs

    referral-committee

  12. 2025-04-30

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  13. 2025-04-25

    Read third time and sent to House

    passage,reading-3

  14. 2025-04-24

    Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day

  15. 2025-04-24

    Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0

  16. 2025-04-24

    Read second time

    reading-2

  17. 2025-04-24

    Committee Amendment Adopted

    amendment-passage

  18. 2025-04-18

    Scrivener's error corrected

  19. 2025-04-15

    Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs

    committee-passage-favorable

  20. 2025-01-15

    Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs

    referral-committee

  21. 2025-01-15

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 2nd Reading

    2025-04-24 · pass · 39-0

    Member-level votes (45)
    • Adams, Brian: yes
    • Alexander, Thomas C.: yes
    • Allen, Karl B.: yes
    • Bennett, Sean M.: yes
    • Blackmon, Allen: yes
    • Campsen, George E., III: yes
    • Cash, Richard J.: yes
    • Chaplin, JD: yes
    • Climer, Wes: yes
    • Corbin, Thomas D.: yes
    • Cromer, Ronnie W.: yes
    • Davis, Tom: yes
    • Devine, Tameika Isaac: yes
    • Elliott, Jason: yes
    • Gambrell, Michael W.: yes
    • Garrett, Billy: yes
    • Graham, Jeffrey R.: yes
    • Grooms, Lawrence K.: yes
    • Hembree, Greg: yes
    • Hutto, Brad: yes
    • Jackson, Darrell: yes
    • Kennedy, Carlisle: yes
    • Martin, Shane R.: yes
    • Massey, A. Shane: yes
    • Matthews, Margie Bright: yes
    • Nutt, Roger A.: yes
    • Ott, Russell L.: yes
    • Peeler, Harvey S., Jr.: yes
    • Rankin, Luke A.: yes
    • Reichenbach, Mike: yes
    • Rice, Rex F.: yes
    • Sabb, Ronnie A.: yes
    • Sutton, Ed: yes
    • Tedder, Deon T.: yes
    • Turner, Ross: yes
    • Verdin, Daniel B., III: yes
    • Walker, Overture: yes
    • Young, Tom, Jr.: yes
    • Zell, Jeff: yes
    • Goldfinch, Stephen L.: excused
    • Johnson, Michael: excused
    • Kimbrell, Josh: excused
    • Leber, Matthew W.: excused
    • Stubbs, Everett: excused
    • Williams, Kent M.: excused
  • Passage of Bill

    2025-05-06 · pass · 114-0

    Member-level votes (122)
    • Alexander, Terry: yes
    • Anderson, Carl L.: yes
    • Atkinson, Lucas: 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
    • 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
    • Crawford, Heather Ammons: yes
    • Cromer, April: yes
    • Davis, Sylleste H.: yes
    • Dillard, Chandra E.: yes
    • Duncan, Adam L.: yes
    • Edgerton, Sarita L.: yes
    • Erickson, Shannon S.: yes
    • Forrest, Cally R., Jr.: yes
    • Gagnon, Craig A.: yes
    • Garvin, Kambrell H.: yes
    • Gatch, Gil: 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
    • Guffey, Brandon: yes
    • Haddon, Patrick B.: yes
    • Hager, William: yes
    • Hardee, Kevin: yes
    • Harris, Robert J.: yes
    • Hartnett, Thomas F., Jr.: yes
    • Hartz, Charles V.: yes
    • Hayes, Jackie E.: 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
    • Johnson, Jeffrey E.: yes
    • Johnson, Jermaine L., Sr.: yes
    • Jones, Wendell K.: yes
    • Jordan, Wallace H., Jr.: yes
    • Kilmartin, John Gregory: yes
    • King, John Richard C.: yes
    • Kirby, Roger K.: yes
    • Landing, Kathy: yes
    • Lawson, M. Brian: yes
    • Ligon, Thomas R.: yes
    • Long, Steven Wayne: yes
    • Lowe, Phillip D.: yes
    • Luck, Jason S.: yes
    • Magnuson, Josiah: yes
    • Martin, David: yes
    • May, Robert J., III: yes
    • McCabe, Donald Ryan, Jr.: yes
    • McCravy, John R., III: yes
    • McDaniel, Annie E.: yes
    • McGinnis, Timothy A.: yes
    • Mitchell, Cody T.: yes
    • Montgomery, W. Scott, IV: 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
    • Rankin, Luke S.: yes
    • Reese, Robert T.: yes
    • Rivers, Michael F., Sr.: yes
    • Robbins, Robby: yes
    • Rose, Seth: yes
    • Rutherford, J. Todd: yes
    • Sanders, Richard Blake: yes
    • Schuessler, Carla: yes
    • Sessions, Heath: yes
    • Smith, G. Murrell, Jr.: yes
    • Smith, Marvin: yes
    • Spann-Wilder, Tiffany: yes
    • Stavrinakis, Leonidas E.: yes
    • Taylor, Bill: yes
    • Teeple, James E.: yes
    • Terribile, Jackie R.: yes
    • Vaughan, David: yes
    • Waters, Courtney S.: yes
    • Weeks, J. David: yes
    • Wetmore, Elizabeth: yes
    • White, Joseph S.: yes
    • Whitmire, William R.: yes
    • Wickensimer, Paul B.: yes
    • Williams, Robert Q.: yes
    • Willis, Mark N.: yes
    • Wooten, Chris: yes
    • Yow, Richard L.: yes
    • Cox, Bobby J.: excused
    • Murphy, Chris: excused
    • Pace, Jordan S.: excused
    • Bustos, Joseph M.: excused
    • Frank, Stephen: excused
    • Gibson, Daniel: excused
    • Hart, Christopher R.: excused
    • Henderson-Myers,, Rosalyn D., Ph.D. Howard, Leon: excused

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