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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Coroners, disposition of unidentified or unclaimed remains"
+description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 17-5-590, RELATING TO DISPOSITION OF REMAINS OF UNIDENTIFIABLE DEAD BODIES BY CORONERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE CIRCUMSTANCES FOR WHEN A BODY IS UNIDENTIFIABLE AND WHEN A BODY IS UNCLAIMED, AND TO AUTHORIZE CORONERS TO CREMATE SUCH REMAINS THIRTY DAYS FROM THE DATE OF DISCOVERY. - RATIFIED TITLE"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
+legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
+session: "2025-2026"
+identifier: "H 4188"
+citation: "South Carolina H 4188 (2025-2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["B. Newton", "B.L. Cox", "Brewer", "C. Mitchell", "Davis", "Ford", "M.M. Smith", "Pope", "Robbins", "Yow"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 23
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2025-03-20"
+last_action: "2026-05-26"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/426d42b1-7ac1-4d10-8dc6-8c2f9255311f"
+source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4188&session=126&summary=B"
+source_hash: "4b2cfe2f9fae94dc3ae4bb4c63e35fde4258ab7710e7b3f04d3863c7c1f240de"
+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 4188 (2025-2026) — Coroners, disposition of unidentified or unclaimed remains
+
+AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 17-5-590, RELATING TO DISPOSITION OF REMAINS OF UNIDENTIFIABLE DEAD BODIES BY CORONERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE CIRCUMSTANCES FOR WHEN A BODY IS UNIDENTIFIABLE AND WHEN A BODY IS UNCLAIMED, AND TO AUTHORIZE CORONERS TO CREMATE SUCH REMAINS THIRTY DAYS FROM THE DATE OF DISCOVERY. - 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/sess126_2025-2026/bills/4188.htm)
+2. **02/05/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4188_20260205.htm)
+3. **03/20/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4188_20250320.htm)
+4. **04/29/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4188_20260429.htm)
+5. **05/05/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4188_20260505.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Concur in Senate Amendments — **114–0** (pass) · lower
+- 2nd Reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper
+- Passage of Bill — **106–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- B. Newton — primary (person)
+- B.L. Cox — primary (person)
+- Brewer — primary (person)
+- C. Mitchell — primary (person)
+- Davis — primary (person)
+- Ford — primary (person)
+- M.M. Smith — primary (person)
+- Pope — primary (person)
+- Robbins — primary (person)
+- Yow — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-03-20** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2025-03-20** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
+- **2026-01-28** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith, B.L.Cox, Brewer, Ford, Davis, Robbins
+- **2026-02-05** Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-02-10** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Yow, C.Mitchell
+- **2026-02-10** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2026-02-10** Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-0
+- **2026-02-11** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
+- **2026-02-11** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2026-02-11** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2026-04-29** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-05-05** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
+- **2026-05-05** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2026-05-05** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2026-05-05** Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
+- **2026-05-06** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
+- **2026-05-12** Debate adjourned
+- **2026-05-13** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
+- **2026-05-13** Roll call Yeas-114 Nays-0
+- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 191
+- **2026-05-15** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2026-05-26** Effective date 05/15/26
+- **2026-05-26** Act No. 145
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/426d42b1-7ac1-4d10-8dc6-8c2f9255311f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
+