---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-360, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PRESCRIPTIONS, SO AS TO REQUIRE WRITTEN PRESCRIPTIONS FOR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES TO BE WRITTEN ON TAMPER-RESISTANT PRESCRIPTION PADS, WITH EXCEPTIONS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. - ratified title"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-360, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PRESCRIPTIONS, SO AS TO REQUIRE WRITTEN PRESCRIPTIONS FOR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES TO BE WRITTEN ON TAMPER-RESISTANT PRESCRIPTION PADS, WITH EXCEPTIONS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "H 3826"
citation: "South Carolina H 3826 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allison", "Arrington", "B. Newton", "Bedingfield", "Bennett", "Cogswell", "Crawford", "Dillard", "Duckworth", "Elliott", "Erickson", "Felder", "Forrester", "Fry", "G.R. Smith", "Hamilton", "Henderson", "Hewitt", "Hixon", "Huggins", "Johnson", "Long", "Martin", "Putnam", "Robinson-Simpson", "Tallon", "Taylor", "W. Newton"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 25
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-02-22"
last_action: "2018-05-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/49f01b8d-be97-4c68-9bd3-2ed114a4387a"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3826&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "01222fbba4f60190ad3ffe0dad10c2caccd06fd3d573dc646df3f88bb10b4e20"
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 3826 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-360, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PRESCRIPTIONS, SO AS TO REQUIRE WRITTEN PRESCRIPTIONS FOR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES TO BE WRITTEN ON TAMPER-RESISTANT PRESCRIPTION PADS, WITH EXCEPTIONS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. - ratified title

## Version chain

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

1. **2/22/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3826_20170222.htm)
2. **3/20/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3826_20180320.htm)
3. **3/8/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3826_20180308.htm)
4. **4/19/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3826_20180419.htm)
5. **4/25/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3826_20180425.htm)

## Votes

- Concur in Senate Amendments — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — **102–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Allison — primary (person)
- Arrington — primary (person)
- B. Newton — primary (person)
- Bedingfield — primary (person)
- Bennett — primary (person)
- Cogswell — primary (person)
- Crawford — primary (person)
- Dillard — primary (person)
- Duckworth — primary (person)
- Elliott — primary (person)
- Erickson — primary (person)
- Felder — primary (person)
- Forrester — primary (person)
- Fry — primary (person)
- G.R. Smith — primary (person)
- Hamilton — primary (person)
- Henderson — primary (person)
- Hewitt — primary (person)
- Hixon — primary (person)
- Huggins — primary (person)
- Johnson — primary (person)
- Long — primary (person)
- Martin — primary (person)
- Putnam — primary (person)
- Robinson-Simpson — primary (person)
- Tallon — primary (person)
- Taylor — primary (person)
- W. Newton — 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 Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-28** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Allison, Forrester, Tallon, Hamilton, Felder, Elliott
- **2017-03-02** Recalled from Committee on Education and Public Works
- **2017-03-02** Recommitted to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-07** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: B.Newton, Martin, Erickson, Dillard, G.R.Smith, Robinson-Simpson, Long, Taylor, Hixon, Arrington, Bennett, W.Newton
- **2017-03-08** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Putnam, Cogswell
- **2018-03-08** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-20** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-20** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-03-20** Roll call Yeas-102 Nays-0
- **2018-03-21** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-03-21** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-03-21** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-19** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-25** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-25** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-04-25** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- **2018-04-26** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-05-03** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2018-05-03** Roll call Yeas-96 Nays-0
- **2018-05-14** Ratified R 243
- **2018-05-17** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-30** Effective date 07/16/18
- **2018-05-31** Act No. 243

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/49f01b8d-be97-4c68-9bd3-2ed114a4387a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).