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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 ESTABLISH LIMITATIONS FOR INITIAL OPIOID PRESCRIPTIONS; BY ADDING SECTION 44-53-1655 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL TO PROVIDE PRESCRIPTION REPORT CARDS TO PRACTITIONERS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-1650, RELATING TO CONFIDENTIALITY OF PRESCRIPTION MONITORING PROGRAM DATA, SO AS TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION FOR PURPOSES OF PRACTITIONER PRESCRIPTION REPORT CARDS. - ratified title"
+description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-360, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PRESCRIPTIONS, SO AS TO ESTABLISH LIMITATIONS FOR INITIAL OPIOID PRESCRIPTIONS; BY ADDING SECTION 44-53-1655 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL TO PROVIDE PRESCRIPTION REPORT CARDS TO PRACTITIONERS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-1650, RELATING TO CONFIDENTIALITY OF PRESCRIPTION MONITORING PROGRAM DATA, SO AS TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION FOR PURPOSES OF PRACTITIONER PRESCRIPTION REPORT CARDS. - ratified title"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
+legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
+session: "2017-2018"
+identifier: "S 918"
+citation: "South Carolina S 918 (2017-2018)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Hembree", "M.B. Matthews", "Malloy", "Peeler"]
+version_count: 9
+action_count: 27
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2018-01-23"
+last_action: "2018-05-31"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e88064c3-35a5-4322-a8a6-639b33883c1f"
+source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=918&session=122&summary=B"
+source_hash: "fdc5587afe3cb76fd07353863f896d17f17245bf62339a18c503f46570f8455c"
+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 918 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-360, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PRESCRIPTIONS, SO AS TO ESTABLISH LIMITATIONS FOR INITIAL OPIOID PRESCRIPTIONS; BY ADDING SECTION 44-53-1655 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL TO PROVIDE PRESCRIPTION REPORT CARDS TO PRACTITIONERS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-1650, RELATING TO CONFIDENTIALITY OF PRESCRIPTION MONITORING PROGRAM DATA, SO AS TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION FOR PURPOSES OF PRACTITIONER PRESCRIPTION REPORT CARDS. - ratified title
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **1/23/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/918_20180123.htm)
+2. **3/20/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/918_20180320.htm)
+3. **3/21/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/918_20180321.htm)
+4. **3/29/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/918_20180329.htm)
+5. **4/18/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/918_20180418.htm)
+6. **4/24/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/918_20180424.htm)
+7. **4/25/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/918_20180425.htm)
+8. **4/3/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/918_20180403.htm)
+9. **5/9/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/918_20180509.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- 3rd Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
+- to continue motion to carry over — **14–27** (fail) · upper
+- to lay on the table motion to adjourn debate — **26–16** (pass) · upper
+- to adopt amendment — **43–0** (pass) · upper
+- Passage of Bill — **112–0** (pass) · lower
+- Concur in Senate Amendments — **91–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Hembree — primary (person)
+- M.B. Matthews — primary (person)
+- Malloy — primary (person)
+- Peeler — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-23** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2018-01-23** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-20** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2018-03-21** Scrivener's error corrected
+- **2018-03-28** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-29** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
+- **2018-03-29** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2018-03-29** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
+- **2018-03-29** Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
+- **2018-04-03** Scrivener's error corrected
+- **2018-04-05** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2018-04-05** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2018-04-18** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2018-04-24** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2018-04-24** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2018-04-24** Roll call Yeas-112 Nays-0
+- **2018-04-25** Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments `passage, reading-3`
+- **2018-05-09** House amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
+- **2018-05-09** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
+- **2018-05-09** Returned to House with amendments
+- **2018-04-25** Scrivener's error corrected
+- **2018-05-09** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
+- **2018-05-09** Roll call Yeas-91 Nays-0
+- **2018-05-14** Ratified R 219
+- **2018-05-15** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2018-05-23** Effective date See Act
+- **2018-05-31** Act No. 201
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e88064c3-35a5-4322-a8a6-639b33883c1f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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