---
type: "Bill"
title: "Naloxone"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 44-53-361 SO AS TO REQUIRE PRESCRIBERS TO OFFER A PRESCRIPTION FOR NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE OR OTHER APPROVED DRUG TO A PATIENT UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 571"
citation: "South Carolina S 571 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hutto", "Senn", "Shealy"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-17"
last_action: "2021-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/64901bca-aa23-4197-a405-892baafecec2"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=571&session=124&summary=B"
source_hash: "8250b4d0c25d388622b1775c26129319d2aecfe31440eb4eb9c3aefb17edf6b2"
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 571 (2021-2022) — Naloxone

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 44-53-361 SO AS TO REQUIRE PRESCRIBERS TO OFFER A PRESCRIPTION FOR NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE OR OTHER APPROVED DRUG TO A PATIENT UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, 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/571.htm)
2. **2/17/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/571_20210217.htm)
3. **3/4/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/571_20210304.htm)
4. **3/9/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/571_20210309.htm)
5. **4/20/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/571_20210420.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

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

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-17** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-17** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-04** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-09** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-09** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-03-09** Roll call Ayes-37 Nays-0
- **2021-03-10** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-11** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-11** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-14** Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
- **2021-04-14** Committed to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-20** Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-21** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-21** Roll call Yeas-97 Nays-0
- **2021-04-22** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-22** Ratified R 32
- **2021-04-26** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-28** Effective date 07/25/21
- **2021-04-28** Act No. 22

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/64901bca-aa23-4197-a405-892baafecec2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).