---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 44-130-70 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE PHARMACISTS TO PRESCRIBE OPIOID ANTIDOTES TO CERTAIN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO DISTRIBUTE TO A PERSON AT RISK OF EXPERIENCING AN OPIOID-RELATED OVERDOSE OR TO A CAREGIVER OF SUCH A PERSON; AND TO AMEND SECTION 44-130-20, RELATING TO TERMS DEFINED IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA OVERDOSE PREVENTION ACT, SO AS TO ADD A DEFINITION FOR \"COMMUNITY DISTRIBUTOR\". - ratified title"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 44-130-70 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE PHARMACISTS TO PRESCRIBE OPIOID ANTIDOTES TO CERTAIN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO DISTRIBUTE TO A PERSON AT RISK OF EXPERIENCING AN OPIOID-RELATED OVERDOSE OR TO A CAREGIVER OF SUCH A PERSON; AND TO AMEND SECTION 44-130-20, RELATING TO TERMS DEFINED IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA OVERDOSE PREVENTION ACT, SO AS TO ADD A DEFINITION FOR \"COMMUNITY DISTRIBUTOR\". - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "H 4600"
citation: "South Carolina H 4600 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alexander", "Atwater", "Bedingfield", "Dillard", "Douglas", "Erickson", "Fry", "Henderson", "Hewitt", "Huggins", "Norrell", "Ridgeway", "Rutherford", "Spires", "Weeks", "West"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-01-10"
last_action: "2018-05-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/819eb0a6-9a5e-4c0d-a283-860df4733d84"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4600&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "1bc560f558bd8e496b4a518d541031388459ae1089c05dc25c2ee7a06d0f2a1b"
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 4600 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 44-130-70 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE PHARMACISTS TO PRESCRIBE OPIOID ANTIDOTES TO CERTAIN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO DISTRIBUTE TO A PERSON AT RISK OF EXPERIENCING AN OPIOID-RELATED OVERDOSE OR TO A CAREGIVER OF SUCH A PERSON; AND TO AMEND SECTION 44-130-20, RELATING TO TERMS DEFINED IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA OVERDOSE PREVENTION ACT, SO AS TO ADD A DEFINITION FOR "COMMUNITY DISTRIBUTOR". - ratified title

## Version chain

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

1. **1/10/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4600_20180110.htm)
2. **3/20/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4600_20180320.htm)
3. **3/8/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4600_20180308.htm)
4. **4/19/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4600_20180419.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Alexander — primary (person)
- Atwater — primary (person)
- Bedingfield — primary (person)
- Dillard — primary (person)
- Douglas — primary (person)
- Erickson — primary (person)
- Fry — primary (person)
- Henderson — primary (person)
- Hewitt — primary (person)
- Huggins — primary (person)
- Norrell — primary (person)
- Ridgeway — primary (person)
- Rutherford — primary (person)
- Spires — primary (person)
- Weeks — primary (person)
- West — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-10** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-10** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
- **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-100 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 Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **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 182
- **2018-05-03** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-11** Effective date 05/03/18
- **2018-05-14** Act No. 169

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/819eb0a6-9a5e-4c0d-a283-860df4733d84`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).