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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-360, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PRESCRIPTIONS, SO AS TO REQUIRE WRITTEN PRESCRIPTIONS FOR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES TO BE WRITTEN ON TAMPER-RESISTANT PRESCRIPTION PADS, WITH EXCEPTIONS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. - ratified title"
+description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-360, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PRESCRIPTIONS, SO AS TO REQUIRE WRITTEN PRESCRIPTIONS FOR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES TO BE WRITTEN ON TAMPER-RESISTANT PRESCRIPTION PADS, WITH EXCEPTIONS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. - ratified title"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
+legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
+session: "2017-2018"
+identifier: "H 3826"
+citation: "South Carolina H 3826 (2017-2018)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Allison", "Arrington", "B. Newton", "Bedingfield", "Bennett", "Cogswell", "Crawford", "Dillard", "Duckworth", "Elliott", "Erickson", "Felder", "Forrester", "Fry", "G.R. Smith", "Hamilton", "Henderson", "Hewitt", "Hixon", "Huggins", "Johnson", "Long", "Martin", "Putnam", "Robinson-Simpson", "Tallon", "Taylor", "W. Newton"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 25
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2017-02-22"
+last_action: "2018-05-31"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/49f01b8d-be97-4c68-9bd3-2ed114a4387a"
+source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3826&session=122&summary=B"
+source_hash: "01222fbba4f60190ad3ffe0dad10c2caccd06fd3d573dc646df3f88bb10b4e20"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
+---
+
+# South Carolina H 3826 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-360, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PRESCRIPTIONS, SO AS TO REQUIRE WRITTEN PRESCRIPTIONS FOR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES TO BE WRITTEN ON TAMPER-RESISTANT PRESCRIPTION PADS, WITH EXCEPTIONS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. - ratified title
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **2/22/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3826_20170222.htm)
+2. **3/20/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3826_20180320.htm)
+3. **3/8/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3826_20180308.htm)
+4. **4/19/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3826_20180419.htm)
+5. **4/25/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3826_20180425.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Concur in Senate Amendments — **96–0** (pass) · lower
+- Passage of Bill — **102–0** (pass) · lower
+- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Allison — primary (person)
+- Arrington — primary (person)
+- B. Newton — primary (person)
+- Bedingfield — primary (person)
+- Bennett — primary (person)
+- Cogswell — primary (person)
+- Crawford — primary (person)
+- Dillard — primary (person)
+- Duckworth — primary (person)
+- Elliott — primary (person)
+- Erickson — primary (person)
+- Felder — primary (person)
+- Forrester — primary (person)
+- Fry — primary (person)
+- G.R. Smith — primary (person)
+- Hamilton — primary (person)
+- Henderson — primary (person)
+- Hewitt — primary (person)
+- Hixon — primary (person)
+- Huggins — primary (person)
+- Johnson — primary (person)
+- Long — primary (person)
+- Martin — primary (person)
+- Putnam — primary (person)
+- Robinson-Simpson — primary (person)
+- Tallon — primary (person)
+- Taylor — primary (person)
+- W. Newton — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2017-02-22** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2017-02-22** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
+- **2017-02-28** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Allison, Forrester, Tallon, Hamilton, Felder, Elliott
+- **2017-03-02** Recalled from Committee on Education and Public Works
+- **2017-03-02** Recommitted to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
+- **2017-03-07** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: B.Newton, Martin, Erickson, Dillard, G.R.Smith, Robinson-Simpson, Long, Taylor, Hixon, Arrington, Bennett, W.Newton
+- **2017-03-08** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Putnam, Cogswell
+- **2018-03-08** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2018-03-20** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2018-03-20** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-20** Roll call Yeas-102 Nays-0
+- **2018-03-21** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
+- **2018-03-21** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2018-03-21** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
+- **2018-04-19** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2018-04-25** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
+- **2018-04-25** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2018-04-25** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
+- **2018-04-26** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
+- **2018-05-03** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
+- **2018-05-03** Roll call Yeas-96 Nays-0
+- **2018-05-14** Ratified R 243
+- **2018-05-17** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2018-05-30** Effective date 07/16/18
+- **2018-05-31** Act No. 243
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/49f01b8d-be97-4c68-9bd3-2ed114a4387a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
+