---
type: "Bill"
title: "Health care decisions for unable to consent persons"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 44-66-30, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO MAKE HEALTH CARE DECISIONS FOR A PATIENT WHO IS UNABLE TO CONSENT, SO AS TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL CATEGORY OF SUCH PERSONS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; AND TO AMEND SECTIONS 44-26-40, 44-26-50, AND 44-26-60, ALL RELATING TO HEALTH CARE DECISION MAKING FOR CLIENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES OR WHO ARE MINORS, SO AS TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS AND CONFORMING CHANGES. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "H 3602"
citation: "South Carolina H 3602 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Caskey", "Rose", "Weeks"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 40
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2019-01-15"
last_action: "2019-06-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ecb3e1ac-fa44-4b8c-b3a8-4d3b645fa80f"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3602&session=123&summary=B"
source_hash: "818875fccff42efab643df118f5e50338e57999c14ee41c817754a28febe103c"
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 3602 (2019-2020) — Health care decisions for unable to consent persons

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 44-66-30, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO MAKE HEALTH CARE DECISIONS FOR A PATIENT WHO IS UNABLE TO CONSENT, SO AS TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL CATEGORY OF SUCH PERSONS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; AND TO AMEND SECTIONS 44-26-40, 44-26-50, AND 44-26-60, ALL RELATING TO HEALTH CARE DECISION MAKING FOR CLIENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES OR WHO ARE MINORS, SO AS TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS AND CONFORMING CHANGES. - ratified title

## Version chain

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

1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/bills/3602.htm)
2. **1/15/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3602_20190115.htm)
3. **3/20/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3602_20190320.htm)
4. **3/27/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3602_20190327.htm)
5. **4/25/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3602_20190425.htm)
6. **5/21/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3602_20190521.htm)
7. **5/7/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3602_20190507.htm)
8. **5/8/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3602_20190508.htm)
9. **5/8/2019-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3602_20190508a.htm)
10. **5/9/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3602_20190509.htm)

## Votes

- to grant free conference powers — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Grant Free Conference Powers — **108–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
- to adopt the free conference report — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Adopt Free Conference Report — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — **104–4** (pass) · lower
- Adopt — **107–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Caskey — primary (person)
- Rose — primary (person)
- Weeks — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-15** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-01-15** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-16** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Caskey
- **2019-03-20** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-26** Requests for debate-Rep(s). McCravy, Toole, Thayer, White, Yow, Fry, Daning, Long, Magnuson, Martin, Burns, Hiott, Chumley, Ott
- **2019-03-27** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Weeks
- **2019-03-27** Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). McCravy, Ott, Toole, Thayer, Yow, Long, White, Daning, Magnuson, Burns, Martin, Hiott, Fry
- **2019-03-27** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-27** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2019-03-27** Roll call Yeas-104 Nays-4
- **2019-03-28** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-02** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-04-02** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-25** Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-07** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-07** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2019-05-08** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2019-05-08** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-08** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-05-08** Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
- **2019-05-09** Senate amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
- **2019-05-09** Returned to Senate with amendments
- **2019-05-09** Non-concurrence in House amendment
- **2019-05-09** House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. Rose, G.M. Smith, Johnson
- **2019-05-09** Conference committee appointed Davis, Gambrell, Johnson
- **2019-05-20** Free conference powers granted
- **2019-05-20** Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-0
- **2019-05-20** Free conference committee appointed Rose, G.M. Smith, Johnson
- **2019-05-20** Free conference report adopted
- **2019-05-20** Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-0
- **2019-05-21** Free conference powers granted
- **2019-05-21** Roll call Ayes-46 Nays-0
- **2019-05-21** Free conference committee appointed Davis, Gambrell, Johnson
- **2019-05-21** Free conference report adopted
- **2019-05-21** Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0
- **2019-05-21** Ordered enrolled for ratification
- **2019-05-22** Ratified R 106
- **2019-05-24** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-06-10** Effective date 05/24/19
- **2019-06-10** Act No. 85

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ecb3e1ac-fa44-4b8c-b3a8-4d3b645fa80f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).