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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 38-71-380 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE OPTIONAL INTOXICANTS AND NARCOTICS EXCLUSION PROVISION CONTAINED IN CERTAIN INSURANCE POLICIES THAT REQUIRE THE REPLICATION OF EXACT LANGUAGE AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 38-71-370 DOES NOT APPLY TO A MEDICAL EXPENSE POLICY, AND TO DEFINE MEDICAL EXPENSE POLICY. - ratified title"
+description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 38-71-380 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE OPTIONAL INTOXICANTS AND NARCOTICS EXCLUSION PROVISION CONTAINED IN CERTAIN INSURANCE POLICIES THAT REQUIRE THE REPLICATION OF EXACT LANGUAGE AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 38-71-370 DOES NOT APPLY TO A MEDICAL EXPENSE POLICY, AND TO DEFINE MEDICAL EXPENSE POLICY. - ratified title"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
+legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
+session: "2017-2018"
+identifier: "S 9"
+citation: "South Carolina S 9 (2017-2018)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Hutto", "Rankin"]
+version_count: 6
+action_count: 26
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2016-12-13"
+last_action: "2017-05-31"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/badb1c71-6734-4e90-aae6-10b49621ab5d"
+source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=9&session=122&summary=B"
+source_hash: "586ebdeaff0f9ef10d00fedfe32285916b0d04001f7f846f2b73a253494b4ef6"
+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 S 9 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 38-71-380 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE OPTIONAL INTOXICANTS AND NARCOTICS EXCLUSION PROVISION CONTAINED IN CERTAIN INSURANCE POLICIES THAT REQUIRE THE REPLICATION OF EXACT LANGUAGE AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 38-71-370 DOES NOT APPLY TO A MEDICAL EXPENSE POLICY, AND TO DEFINE MEDICAL EXPENSE POLICY. - ratified title
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **12/13/2016** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/9_20161213.htm)
+2. **3/23/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/9_20170323.htm)
+3. **3/9/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/9_20170309.htm)
+4. **5/11/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/9_20170511.htm)
+5. **5/2/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/9_20170502.htm)
+6. **5/4/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/9_20170504.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- to adopt — **31–0** (pass) · upper
+- Concur in Senate Amendments — **92–0** (pass) · lower
+- 2nd Reading — **37–0** (pass) · upper
+- Passage of Bill — **94–2** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Hutto — primary (person)
+- Rankin — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2016-12-13** Prefiled `filing`
+- **2016-12-13** Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance `referral-committee`
+- **2017-01-10** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2017-01-10** Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance `referral-committee`
+- **2017-03-09** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Banking and Insurance `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2017-03-23** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
+- **2017-03-23** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2017-03-23** Roll call Ayes-37 Nays-0
+- **2017-03-29** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
+- **2017-03-30** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2017-03-30** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
+- **2017-05-02** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2017-05-04** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2017-05-04** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2017-05-04** Roll call Yeas-94 Nays-2
+- **2017-05-04** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
+- **2017-05-05** Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments `passage, reading-3`
+- **2017-05-11** House amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
+- **2017-05-11** Roll call Ayes-31 Nays-0
+- **2017-05-11** Returned to House with amendments
+- **2017-05-11** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
+- **2017-05-11** Roll call Yeas-92 Nays-0
+- **2017-05-15** Ratified R 63
+- **2017-05-19** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2017-05-25** Effective date 5/19/17
+- **2017-05-31** Act No. 42
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/badb1c71-6734-4e90-aae6-10b49621ab5d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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