South Carolina House Bill 3226

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-01-12 - Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Kilmartin
Pending: House Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "put Patients First Act"; By Adding Article 22 To Chapter 53, Title 44 So As To Authorize Registered Patients To Use Marijuana For Medical Purposes, Physicians To Recommend The Medical Use Of Marijuana For Those Patients, And Individuals To Act As Registered Caregivers For Those Patients, All With Exceptions; To Create A Confidential Registry Through Which To Issue Identification Cards To Registered Patients And Registered Caregivers; To Provide Certain Defenses And Other Protections To Registered Patients, Registered Caregivers, And Physicians From Criminal Liability And Professional Discipline For Conduct Authorized By This Article; To Authorize The Operation Of Dispensaries To Cultivate, Grow, And Dispense Marijuana For Medical Use; To Provide Certain Defenses And Protections To Dispensaries For Conduct Authorized By This Article; To Allow Establishment Of Fees; To Create Criminal Penalties; To Provide For The Promulgation Of Regulations And Development Of Guidance And Forms; And For Other Purposes; And By Repealing Article 4 Of Chapter 53, Title 44 Relating To Controlled Substances Therapeutic Research.

Put Patients First Act

Rep. Todd Rutherford [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-12	House	Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Kilmartin
2023-01-10	House	Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
2023-01-10	House	Introduced and read first time
2022-12-08	House	Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
2022-12-08	House	Prefiled

H3486 (Similar To) 2023-02-08 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith
S0423 (Similar To) 2024-02-27 - Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3226&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3226_20221208.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/fiscalimpactstatements/H3226%202023-01-10%20introduced.pdf