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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Pharmacy benefits"
+description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 38-71-2330, RELATING TO DUTIES OF PHARMACY SERVICE ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATIONS, SO AS TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT PHARMACY SERVICE ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATIONS MUST ACT AS FIDUCIARIES TO PHARMACIES. - RATIFIED TITLE"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
+legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
+session: "2023-2024"
+identifier: "S 962"
+citation: "South Carolina S 962 (2023-2024)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Cromer"]
+version_count: 7
+action_count: 23
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2024-01-16"
+last_action: "2024-05-29"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d4453875-d4fc-48c8-b3ea-b7afe9c7a430"
+source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=962&session=125&summary=B"
+source_hash: "22aceb20024a77be2058390a01c2c310e35a0e1129576eb50bbe94b601d09bb4"
+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 962 (2023-2024) — Pharmacy benefits
+
+AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 38-71-2330, RELATING TO DUTIES OF PHARMACY SERVICE ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATIONS, SO AS TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT PHARMACY SERVICE ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATIONS MUST ACT AS FIDUCIARIES TO PHARMACIES. - 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/sess125_2023-2024/bills/962.htm)
+2. **01/16/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/962_20240116.htm)
+3. **02/06/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/962_20240206.htm)
+4. **04/24/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/962_20240424.htm)
+5. **05/01/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/962_20240501.htm)
+6. **05/01/2024-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/962_20240501a.htm)
+7. **05/08/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/962_20240508.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Concur in Senate Amendments — **107–0** (pass) · lower
+- 2nd Reading — **42–0** (pass) · upper
+- to adopt amendment back to Senate version — **45–0** (pass) · upper
+- waive printing — **40–3** (pass) · upper
+- Passage of Bill — **107–5** (pass) · lower
+- Adopt Amendment 1 — **81–32** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Cromer — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-01-16** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2024-01-16** Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance `referral-committee`
+- **2024-02-06** Committee report: Favorable Banking and Insurance `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-02-29** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2024-02-29** Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
+- **2024-03-19** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
+- **2024-03-20** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2024-03-20** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
+- **2024-04-24** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-05-01** Scrivener's error corrected
+- **2024-05-01** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2024-05-01** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2024-05-01** Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-5
+- **2024-05-02** Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments `passage, reading-3`
+- **2024-05-08** House amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
+- **2024-05-08** Roll call Ayes-xxx Nays-xxx
+- **2024-05-08** Returned to House with amendments
+- **2024-05-09** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
+- **2024-05-09** Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-0
+- **2024-05-15** Ratified R 192
+- **2024-05-20** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2024-05-29** Effective date 05/20/24
+- **2024-05-29** Act No. 166
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d4453875-d4fc-48c8-b3ea-b7afe9c7a430`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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