2021-2022 Regular Session • South Carolina Legislature
H3228: Controlled substance offenses and penalties
Legislative Summary
Amend Section 44-53-370, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, 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.
Bill History
12/9/2020
Prefiled
House of Representatives
12/9/2020
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
House of Representatives
1/12/2021
Introduced and read first time
House of Representatives
1/12/2021
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(12/9/2020)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Judiciary(House of Representatives)
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Democrat: 32
Primary Sponsor

Rosalyn Henderson-Myers
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (31)
Terry Alexander
Democrat
Carl Anderson
Democrat
Justin Bamberg
Democrat
Wendy Brawley
Democrat
William Clyburn
Democrat
Chandra Dillard
Democrat
Kambrell Garvin
Democrat
Wendell Gilliard
Democrat
Jerry Govan
Democrat
Patricia Henegan
Democrat
Lonnie Hosey
Democrat
Leon Howard
Democrat
Joseph Jefferson
Democrat
Jermaine Johnson
Democrat
Kimberly Johnson
Democrat
John King
Democrat
Krystle Matthews
Democrat
Annie McDaniel
Democrat
JA Moore
Democrat
Chardale Murray
Democrat
Anne Parks
Democrat
Marvin Pendarvis
Democrat
Michael Rivers
Democrat
Leola Robinson-Simpson
Democrat
Todd Rutherford
Democrat
Deon Tedder
Democrat
Ivory Thigpen
Democrat
David Weeks
Democrat
Robert Williams
Democrat
Shedron Williams
Democrat
Gilda Cobb-Hunter
Democrat