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legislation/us/states/sc/2021-2022/s-508.md

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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Do not resuscitate orders"
+description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 44-78-15, 44-78-20, 44-78-30, 44-78-45, 44-78-50, AND 44-78-60, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, ALL RELATING TO DO NOT RESUSCITATE ORDERS FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, SO AS TO ALLOW A PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN OF A MEDICALLY ELIGIBLE CHILD TO REQUEST AND REVOKE A DO NOT RESUSCITATE ORDER FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR THE CHILD, WITH EXCEPTIONS, TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. - ratified title"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
+legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
+session: "2021-2022"
+identifier: "S 508"
+citation: "South Carolina S 508 (2021-2022)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Gustafson", "Hutto", "Shealy"]
+version_count: 7
+action_count: 20
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2021-02-02"
+last_action: "2022-03-16"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/52b30be1-12b5-4b4b-a8b6-a7e19cf9e8ea"
+source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=508&session=124&summary=B"
+source_hash: "a521b40cb36181b23a8b5878b3ecd83c11ca295c73c4d86d4e6a81a19c4662db"
+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 508 (2021-2022) — Do not resuscitate orders
+
+AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 44-78-15, 44-78-20, 44-78-30, 44-78-45, 44-78-50, AND 44-78-60, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, ALL RELATING TO DO NOT RESUSCITATE ORDERS FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, SO AS TO ALLOW A PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN OF A MEDICALLY ELIGIBLE CHILD TO REQUEST AND REVOKE A DO NOT RESUSCITATE ORDER FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR THE CHILD, WITH EXCEPTIONS, TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. - ratified title
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/bills/508.htm)
+2. **2/17/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/508_20220217.htm)
+3. **2/2/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/508_20210202.htm)
+4. **4/29/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/508_20210429.htm)
+5. **4/30/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/508_20210430.htm)
+6. **5/4/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/508_20210504.htm)
+7. **5/5/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/508_20210505.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- 2nd Reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper
+- Passage of Bill — **109–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Gustafson — primary (person)
+- Hutto — primary (person)
+- Shealy — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-02-02** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-02-02** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
+- **2021-04-29** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-04-30** Scrivener's error corrected
+- **2021-05-04** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-05-04** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2021-05-04** Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
+- **2021-05-05** Scrivener's error corrected
+- **2021-05-06** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
+- **2021-05-11** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-05-11** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
+- **2022-02-17** Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2022-02-22** Requests for debate-Rep(s). Hiott, Hixon, Chumley, Taylor, Forrest, Oremus, Burns, McCabe, Kirby, Finlay, West, Thayer, Fry, Hosey, McCravy, Gagnon, Davis, MM Smith
+- **2022-03-02** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2022-03-02** Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0
+- **2022-03-03** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
+- **2022-03-09** Ratified R 126
+- **2022-03-14** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2022-03-16** Effective date 03/14/22
+- **2022-03-16** Act No. 122
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/52b30be1-12b5-4b4b-a8b6-a7e19cf9e8ea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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