---
type: "Bill"
title: "Pharmacy benefits"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 38-71-2330, RELATING TO DUTIES OF PHARMACY SERVICE ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATIONS, SO AS TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT PHARMACY SERVICE ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATIONS MUST ACT AS FIDUCIARIES TO PHARMACIES. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 962"
citation: "South Carolina S 962 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cromer"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 23
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-01-16"
last_action: "2024-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d4453875-d4fc-48c8-b3ea-b7afe9c7a430"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=962&session=125&summary=B"
source_hash: "22aceb20024a77be2058390a01c2c310e35a0e1129576eb50bbe94b601d09bb4"
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 962 (2023-2024) — Pharmacy benefits

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 38-71-2330, RELATING TO DUTIES OF PHARMACY SERVICE ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATIONS, SO AS TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT PHARMACY SERVICE ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATIONS MUST ACT AS FIDUCIARIES TO PHARMACIES. - 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/962.htm)
2. **01/16/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/962_20240116.htm)
3. **02/06/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/962_20240206.htm)
4. **04/24/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/962_20240424.htm)
5. **05/01/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/962_20240501.htm)
6. **05/01/2024-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/962_20240501a.htm)
7. **05/08/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/962_20240508.htm)

## Votes

- Concur in Senate Amendments — **107–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **42–0** (pass) · upper
- to adopt amendment back to Senate version — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- waive printing — **40–3** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **107–5** (pass) · lower
- Adopt Amendment 1 — **81–32** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cromer — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-16** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-01-16** Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-06** Committee report: Favorable Banking and Insurance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-29** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-29** Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
- **2024-03-19** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-20** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-03-20** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-24** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-01** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2024-05-01** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2024-05-01** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-05-01** Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-5
- **2024-05-02** Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-08** House amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
- **2024-05-08** Roll call Ayes-xxx Nays-xxx
- **2024-05-08** Returned to House with amendments
- **2024-05-09** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2024-05-09** Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-0
- **2024-05-15** Ratified R 192
- **2024-05-20** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-29** Effective date 05/20/24
- **2024-05-29** Act No. 166

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d4453875-d4fc-48c8-b3ea-b7afe9c7a430`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).