---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 44-53-363 SO AS TO ESTABLISH REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO PRESCRIBING OPIOID ANALGESICS TO MINORS. - ratified title"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 44-53-363 SO AS TO ESTABLISH REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO PRESCRIBING OPIOID ANALGESICS TO MINORS. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "H 3819"
citation: "South Carolina H 3819 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allison", "Arrington", "Atwater", "B. Newton", "Bedingfield", "Bennett", "Cogswell", "Crawford", "Crosby", "Duckworth", "Elliott", "Erickson", "Felder", "Forrester", "Fry", "Hamilton", "Henderson", "Henderson-Myers", "Hewitt", "Huggins", "Jefferson", "Johnson", "Jordan", "King", "Knight", "Long", "Lowe", "Martin", "McCravy", "Putnam", "Ryhal", "Tallon", "Thigpen", "W. Newton", "West", "Wheeler", "Willis"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 38
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-02-22"
last_action: "2018-05-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e2487ce1-32c8-480a-8fc5-b9a18c6ca9e6"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3819&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "ed8446e2b05e6115efafab74a5619a96ff3609ac4265ec397bef80e519af5a5a"
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 3819 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 44-53-363 SO AS TO ESTABLISH REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO PRESCRIBING OPIOID ANALGESICS TO MINORS. - ratified title

## Version chain

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

1. **2/15/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3819_20180215.htm)
2. **2/16/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3819_20180216.htm)
3. **2/22/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3819_20170222.htm)
4. **2/22/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3819_20180222.htm)
5. **2/22/2018-A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3819_20180222a.htm)
6. **3/15/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3819_20180315.htm)
7. **3/16/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3819_20180316.htm)
8. **3/29/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3819_20180329.htm)
9. **4/19/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3819_20180419.htm)
10. **5/9/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3819_20180509.htm)

## Votes

- Adopt Conference Report — **109–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — **107–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Adopt — **103–0** (pass) · lower
- to adopt the conference report — **42–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Allison — primary (person)
- Arrington — primary (person)
- Atwater — primary (person)
- B. Newton — primary (person)
- Bedingfield — primary (person)
- Bennett — primary (person)
- Cogswell — primary (person)
- Crawford — primary (person)
- Crosby — primary (person)
- Duckworth — primary (person)
- Elliott — primary (person)
- Erickson — primary (person)
- Felder — primary (person)
- Forrester — primary (person)
- Fry — primary (person)
- Hamilton — primary (person)
- Henderson — primary (person)
- Henderson-Myers — primary (person)
- Hewitt — primary (person)
- Huggins — primary (person)
- Jefferson — primary (person)
- Johnson — primary (person)
- Jordan — primary (person)
- King — primary (person)
- Knight — primary (person)
- Long — primary (person)
- Lowe — primary (person)
- Martin — primary (person)
- McCravy — primary (person)
- Putnam — primary (person)
- Ryhal — primary (person)
- Tallon — primary (person)
- Thigpen — primary (person)
- W. Newton — primary (person)
- West — primary (person)
- Wheeler — primary (person)
- Willis — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-22** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-22** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-23** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: King, Knight
- **2017-02-28** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Arrington, Forrester, Allison, Tallon, Hamilton, Felder, Elliott
- **2017-03-07** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Jordan, B.Newton, Martin, McCravy, Wheeler, Erickson, West, Lowe, Ryhal, Atwater, Willis, Jefferson, W.Newton, Thigpen, Bennett, Crosby, Long
- **2017-03-08** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Putnam, Cogswell
- **2018-02-15** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-16** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2018-02-20** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Henderson-Myers
- **2018-02-22** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2018-02-22** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-02-22** Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-0
- **2018-02-22** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2018-02-22** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2018-02-23** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-02-27** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-27** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-15** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-16** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2018-03-29** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-29** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-03-29** Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0
- **2018-04-17** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-04-19** Senate amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
- **2018-04-19** Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-0
- **2018-04-19** Returned to Senate with amendments
- **2018-04-25** Non-concurrence in House amendment
- **2018-04-26** House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. Fry, Henderson, Ridgeway
- **2018-05-02** Conference committee appointed Hutto, Davis, Corbin
- **2018-05-09** Conference report adopted
- **2018-05-09** Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0
- **2018-05-09** Conference report adopted
- **2018-05-09** Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
- **2018-05-09** Ordered enrolled for ratification
- **2018-05-14** Ratified R 242
- **2018-05-17** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-30** Effective date See Act
- **2018-05-31** Act No. 242

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e2487ce1-32c8-480a-8fc5-b9a18c6ca9e6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).