---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 38-71-2150 SO AS TO ESTABLISH PROHIBITED ACTS FOR A PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGER. - ratified title"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 38-71-2150 SO AS TO ESTABLISH PROHIBITED ACTS FOR A PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGER. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "H 5038"
citation: "South Carolina H 5038 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alexander", "Anderson", "Anthony", "Atwater", "Ballentine", "Bernstein", "Bradley", "Clary", "Cobb-Hunter", "Douglas", "Elliott", "Erickson", "G.M. Smith", "Gagnon", "Hayes", "Henderson", "Hewitt", "Howard", "Huggins", "Kirby", "McEachern", "McGinnis", "Norrell", "Ott", "Ridgeway", "Rutherford", "Sandifer", "Spires", "Tallon", "Thayer", "Toole", "W. Newton", "Wheeler", "Willis"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-03-01"
last_action: "2018-05-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/618cfab9-427f-4ee8-90dc-5f56553abe5c"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5038&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "de47bddc3dc0904cc5c7e164394fd937044e3f74c37c3cbe5a467ce2be03406f"
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 5038 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 38-71-2150 SO AS TO ESTABLISH PROHIBITED ACTS FOR A PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGER. - ratified title

## Version chain

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

1. **3/1/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/5038_20180301.htm)
2. **3/21/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/5038_20180321.htm)
3. **3/8/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/5038_20180308.htm)
4. **4/18/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/5038_20180418.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **107–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Alexander — primary (person)
- Anderson — primary (person)
- Anthony — primary (person)
- Atwater — primary (person)
- Ballentine — primary (person)
- Bernstein — primary (person)
- Bradley — primary (person)
- Clary — primary (person)
- Cobb-Hunter — primary (person)
- Douglas — primary (person)
- Elliott — primary (person)
- Erickson — primary (person)
- G.M. Smith — primary (person)
- Gagnon — primary (person)
- Hayes — primary (person)
- Henderson — primary (person)
- Hewitt — primary (person)
- Howard — primary (person)
- Huggins — primary (person)
- Kirby — primary (person)
- McEachern — primary (person)
- McGinnis — primary (person)
- Norrell — primary (person)
- Ott — primary (person)
- Ridgeway — primary (person)
- Rutherford — primary (person)
- Sandifer — primary (person)
- Spires — primary (person)
- Tallon — primary (person)
- Thayer — primary (person)
- Toole — primary (person)
- W. Newton — primary (person)
- Wheeler — primary (person)
- Willis — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-03-01** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-03-01** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-01** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bradley, Howard, Thayer, Gagnon, Huggins, Hewitt, McGinnis, Hayes, Willis, Spires, Ballentine, G.M.Smith, Sandifer, Norrell, Henderson, Toole, Erickson, Cobb-Hunter, Ott, Ridgeway, McEachern, Douglas, Rutherford, Bernstein, W.Newton, Clary, Anthony, Wheeler, Anderson, Kirby, Alexander, Tallon, Elliott
- **2018-03-08** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-20** Debate adjourned until Wed., 3-21-18
- **2018-03-21** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-21** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-03-21** Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-0
- **2018-03-22** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-03-27** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-03-27** Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-18** Recalled from Committee on Banking and Insurance
- **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 192
- **2018-05-03** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-11** Effective date 05/03/18
- **2018-05-14** Act No. 177

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/618cfab9-427f-4ee8-90dc-5f56553abe5c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).