---
type: "Bill"
title: "A JOINT RESOLUTION TO CREATE THE \"SOUTH CAROLINA PALLIATIVE CARE AND QUALITY OF LIFE STUDY COMMITTEE\"; TO PROVIDE FOR THE PURPOSE, MEMBERSHIP, AND DUTIES OF THE STUDY COMMITTEE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. - ratified title"
description: "A JOINT RESOLUTION TO CREATE THE \"SOUTH CAROLINA PALLIATIVE CARE AND QUALITY OF LIFE STUDY COMMITTEE\"; TO PROVIDE FOR THE PURPOSE, MEMBERSHIP, AND DUTIES OF THE STUDY COMMITTEE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "H 4935"
citation: "South Carolina H 4935 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bryant", "Douglas", "Felder", "Ridgeway"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-14"
last_action: "2018-10-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0af35384-9d35-4b0c-a3dd-11b5174a7fff"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4935&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "46977e3fd87075e4e83a32fe597e22d3c6ad711239fc25cacb8c30da39ce5d93"
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 4935 (2017-2018) — A JOINT RESOLUTION TO CREATE THE "SOUTH CAROLINA PALLIATIVE CARE AND QUALITY OF LIFE STUDY COMMITTEE"; TO PROVIDE FOR THE PURPOSE, MEMBERSHIP, AND DUTIES OF THE STUDY COMMITTEE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. - ratified title

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **2/14/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4935_20180214.htm)
2. **4/19/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4935_20180419.htm)
3. **4/20/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4935_20180420.htm)
4. **4/3/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4935_20180403.htm)
5. **4/4/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4935_20180404.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **103–3** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bryant — primary (person)
- Douglas — primary (person)
- Felder — primary (person)
- Ridgeway — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-02-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-14** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-03** Recalled from Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
- **2018-04-04** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-04-04** Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-3
- **2018-04-04** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2018-04-05** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-04-09** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-04-09** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-19** Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-20** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2018-04-25** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-04-25** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- **2018-04-26** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-05-01** Ratified R 189
- **2018-05-03** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-11** Effective date 05/03/18
- **2018-10-16** Act No. 291

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0af35384-9d35-4b0c-a3dd-11b5174a7fff`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).