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Introduced
03/26/2025
03/26/2025
In Committee
03/24/2026
03/24/2026
Crossed Over
03/19/2026
03/19/2026
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
126th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-53-445, Relating To The Distribution Of Controlled Substances Within Proximity Of Schools, So As To Include Child Care Facilities And Day Programs And Provide Related Definitions.
AI Summary
This bill expands existing South Carolina law that prohibits the distribution, sale, purchase, manufacture, or unlawful possession with intent to distribute of controlled substances within a half-mile radius of schools to also include child care facilities and day programs. To be convicted under this law, a person must know they are within this half-mile zone of these locations and actually commit the drug offense there. The bill clarifies that a person will not be convicted if they are stopped by law enforcement for a drug offense within the prohibited zone but did not actually commit the offense within that zone, and this clarification now explicitly includes child care facilities and day programs.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (11)
Allen Blackmon (R)*,
JD Chaplin (R),
Jason Elliott (R),
Tom Fernandez (R),
Jeffrey Graham (D),
Greg Hembree (R),
Roger Nutt (R),
Russell Ott (D),
Everett Stubbs (R),
Overture Walker (D),
Jeffrey Zell (R),
Last Action
Referred to Committee on Judiciary (on 03/24/2026)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0504&session=126&summary=B |
| BillText | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/504_20260311.htm |
| Fiscal Note - S0504 2025-03-26 Introduced | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/fiscalimpactstatements/S0504%202025-03-26%20introduced.pdf |
| BillText | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/504_20250402.htm |
| BillText | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/504_20250326.htm |
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