South Carolina H 4641: Catawba Ridge HS band champs

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2025-2026 Bill 4641 Text of Previous Version (Apr. 29, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 4641

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April 29, 2026

H. 4641

Introduced by Reps. Pope, Gilliam, Wooten, 
Oremus, Chapman, McCravy, B. Newton, Martin, White, Schuessler, Ford, Jordan, 
M. M. Smith, Robbins, Gatch, Duncan, Lastinger, Ligon, Hixon and Ballentine 

S. Printed 4/29/26--H.

Read the first time January 13, 2026

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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.

 Amend Title To Conform

Be it enacted by the 
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 
1. Section 44-53-2020(A) of the S.C. Code is 
amended to read:

 (A) It is unlawful for a kratom 
processor or kratom retailer to:

 (1) distribute, dispense, or sell any 
kratom product to any individual under twenty-one years of age; or

 (2) prepare, manufacture, distribute, 
dispense, or sell any kratom product that:

 (a) is adulterated with a dangerous 
non-kratom substance that affects the quality or strength of the product to 
such a degree that it may injure a consumer;

 (b) contains a poisonous or otherwise 
harmful non-kratom ingredient including, but not limited to, any substance 
listed in Section 44-53-190, 44-53-210, 44-53-230, 44-53-250, or 44-53-270;

 (c) contains a an fully synthetic alkaloid 
including, but not limited to, fully synthetic 
mitragynine, fully synthetic 7-hydroxymitragynine, 
or any other fully synthetically derived compound 
of the plant mitragyna speciosa;

 (d) contains levels of residual 
solvents higher than the standards set forth in Chapter 467 of the U.S. 
Pharmacopeia-National Formulary (USP-NF); or

 (e) does not meet the labeling 
requirements established pursuant to Section 44-53-2030 and a regulation 
promulgated to implement the provisions of that section.

SECTION 
2. Section 44-53-190 of the S.C. Code is amended by 
adding:

 (G) Any alkaloid, salt, isomer, 
compound, derivative, precursor, homologue, analogue, or other preparation 
thereof, that is substantially chemically equivalent or identical to kratom and 
including, but not limited to, mitragynine, 7-hydroxymitragynine, or any other 
synthetically derived compound of the plant mitragyna speciosa.

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval 
by the Governor.

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