---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prescriptions"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-360, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PRESCRIPTIONS, SO AS TO EXEMPT SURGICALLY IMPLANTED DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS FROM THE THIRTY-ONE-DAY SUPPLY LIMITATION. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 3179"
citation: "South Carolina H 3179 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brawley", "Caskey", "G.M. Smith", "McCabe", "Yow"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 22
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-12-09"
last_action: "2021-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/27c7b292-7557-4d5a-88d6-a0cec9d10f8e"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3179&session=124&summary=B"
source_hash: "945f14f03019b15a9af8907ec39a4a043d4c551b5f6a00a9ac7bc473c8088ad7"
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 3179 (2021-2022) — Prescriptions

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-360, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PRESCRIPTIONS, SO AS TO EXEMPT SURGICALLY IMPLANTED DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS FROM THE THIRTY-ONE-DAY SUPPLY LIMITATION. - 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/sess124_2021-2022/bills/3179.htm)
2. **12/9/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3179_20201209.htm)
3. **2/25/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3179_20210225.htm)
4. **4/14/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3179_20210414.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Brawley — primary (person)
- Caskey — primary (person)
- G.M. Smith — primary (person)
- McCabe — primary (person)
- Yow — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-12-09** Prefiled `filing`
- **2020-12-09** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-12** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-12** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-13** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Caskey
- **2021-01-26** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Yow
- **2021-02-10** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Brawley
- **2021-02-25** Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-02** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-03-02** Roll call Yeas-114 Nays-0
- **2021-03-03** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-03** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-03** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-14** Polled out of committee Medical Affairs
- **2021-04-14** Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-20** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-20** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- **2021-04-21** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-22** Ratified R 34
- **2021-04-26** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-28** Effective date 04/26/21
- **2021-04-28** Act No. 23

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/27c7b292-7557-4d5a-88d6-a0cec9d10f8e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).