---
type: "Bill"
title: "Do not resuscitate orders"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 44-78-15, 44-78-20, 44-78-30, 44-78-45, 44-78-50, AND 44-78-60, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, ALL RELATING TO DO NOT RESUSCITATE ORDERS FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, SO AS TO ALLOW A PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN OF A MEDICALLY ELIGIBLE CHILD TO REQUEST AND REVOKE A DO NOT RESUSCITATE ORDER FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR THE CHILD, WITH EXCEPTIONS, TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 508"
citation: "South Carolina S 508 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gustafson", "Hutto", "Shealy"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-02"
last_action: "2022-03-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/52b30be1-12b5-4b4b-a8b6-a7e19cf9e8ea"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=508&session=124&summary=B"
source_hash: "a521b40cb36181b23a8b5878b3ecd83c11ca295c73c4d86d4e6a81a19c4662db"
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 S 508 (2021-2022) — Do not resuscitate orders

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 44-78-15, 44-78-20, 44-78-30, 44-78-45, 44-78-50, AND 44-78-60, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, ALL RELATING TO DO NOT RESUSCITATE ORDERS FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, SO AS TO ALLOW A PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN OF A MEDICALLY ELIGIBLE CHILD TO REQUEST AND REVOKE A DO NOT RESUSCITATE ORDER FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR THE CHILD, WITH EXCEPTIONS, TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. - 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/508.htm)
2. **2/17/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/508_20220217.htm)
3. **2/2/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/508_20210202.htm)
4. **4/29/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/508_20210429.htm)
5. **4/30/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/508_20210430.htm)
6. **5/4/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/508_20210504.htm)
7. **5/5/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/508_20210505.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **109–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gustafson — primary (person)
- Hutto — primary (person)
- Shealy — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-02** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-02** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-29** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-30** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2021-05-04** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-04** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-04** Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
- **2021-05-05** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2021-05-06** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-11** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-05-11** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-17** Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-22** Requests for debate-Rep(s). Hiott, Hixon, Chumley, Taylor, Forrest, Oremus, Burns, McCabe, Kirby, Finlay, West, Thayer, Fry, Hosey, McCravy, Gagnon, Davis, MM Smith
- **2022-03-02** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2022-03-02** Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0
- **2022-03-03** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-09** Ratified R 126
- **2022-03-14** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-16** Effective date 03/14/22
- **2022-03-16** Act No. 122

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/52b30be1-12b5-4b4b-a8b6-a7e19cf9e8ea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).