---
type: "Bill"
title: "TB Test & Admission to Nursing Home"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 44-31-40 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE PROCEDURE FOR THE TUBERCULOSIS TESTING OF APPLICANT RESIDENTS AND NEWLY ADMITTED RESIDENTS OF NURSING HOMES AND COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITIES IN THIS STATE. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 558"
citation: "South Carolina S 558 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Senn", "Verdin"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-02-22"
last_action: "2024-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/87c213fc-58dc-48cf-9a3b-1a12fb9a91ca"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=558&session=125&summary=B"
source_hash: "aeb532d603c04eae8b6605c767be4a444b30050b587cccbe0f4f8c1e038648d8"
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 558 (2023-2024) — TB Test & Admission to Nursing Home

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 44-31-40 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE PROCEDURE FOR THE TUBERCULOSIS TESTING OF APPLICANT RESIDENTS AND NEWLY ADMITTED RESIDENTS OF NURSING HOMES AND COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITIES IN THIS STATE. - 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/558.htm)
2. **02/01/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/558_20240201.htm)
3. **02/02/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/558_20240202.htm)
4. **02/07/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/558_20240207.htm)
5. **02/22/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/558_20230222.htm)
6. **04/25/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/558_20240425.htm)

## Votes

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

## Sponsors

- Senn — primary (person)
- Verdin — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-22** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-02-22** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-01** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-02** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2024-02-07** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2024-02-07** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-07** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- **2024-02-13** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-02-14** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-25** Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-02** Debate adjourned until Tues., 5-7-24
- **2024-05-07** Requests for debate-Rep(s). MM Smith, Davis, Hiott, Carter, B Newton, McCravy, Sessions, BL Cox, West, Hewitt, Jefferson, Erickson
- **2024-05-08** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-05-08** Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-0
- **2024-05-09** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-15** Ratified R 186
- **2024-05-20** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-29** Effective date 05/20/24
- **2024-05-29** Act No. 162

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/87c213fc-58dc-48cf-9a3b-1a12fb9a91ca`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).