---
type: "Bill"
title: "Neonatal Testing"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 44-37-30, RELATING TO NEONATAL TESTING OF CHILDREN, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN NOTIFICATIONS OF ABNORMAL RESULTS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 394"
citation: "South Carolina S 394 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rice"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-17"
last_action: "2023-05-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3d053fe7-b88f-4cc7-bf1d-69c82e09ba94"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=394&session=125&summary=B"
source_hash: "2eeb825434912e54ec3d3f783cf1958d6840a5cc3f366f6b7d1273f198eb8269"
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 394 (2023-2024) — Neonatal Testing

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 44-37-30, RELATING TO NEONATAL TESTING OF CHILDREN, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN NOTIFICATIONS OF ABNORMAL RESULTS. - 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/sess125_2023-2024/bills/394.htm)
2. **1/17/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/394_20230117.htm)
3. **2/16/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/394_20230216.htm)
4. **2/21/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/394_20230221.htm)
5. **2/22/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/394_20230222.htm)
6. **5/3/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/394_20230503.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **108–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **42–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Rice — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-17** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-01-17** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-21** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2023-02-22** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2023-02-22** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-02-22** Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
- **2023-02-23** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-28** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-02-28** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-03** Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-04** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-04** Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-0
- **2023-05-04** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2023-05-05** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-11** Ratified R 33
- **2023-05-16** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-25** Effective date 05/16/23
- **2023-05-25** Act No. 26

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3d053fe7-b88f-4cc7-bf1d-69c82e09ba94`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).