---
type: "Bill"
title: "Medicaid"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 44-6-50, RELATING TO RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES OR A SUCCESSOR AGENCY, SO AS TO MAKE CERTAIN CHANGES CONCERNING MEDICAID CLAIMS PROCESSING CONTRACTS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 5236"
citation: "South Carolina H 5236 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bannister", "Herbkersman"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-03-06"
last_action: "2024-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8e238d53-a5f8-4ff3-b2d6-e88f15dfc9a8"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5236&session=125&summary=B"
source_hash: "816924a2620761e420352466e91db397972b97fe6556b5badcf1028c17687e3b"
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 H 5236 (2023-2024) — Medicaid

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 44-6-50, RELATING TO RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES OR A SUCCESSOR AGENCY, SO AS TO MAKE CERTAIN CHANGES CONCERNING MEDICAID CLAIMS PROCESSING CONTRACTS. - 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/5236.htm)
2. **03/06/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/5236_20240306.htm)
3. **03/27/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/5236_20240327.htm)
4. **04/24/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/5236_20240424.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **107–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bannister — primary (person)
- Herbkersman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-03-06** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-03-06** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-27** Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-09** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-04-09** Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-0
- **2024-04-10** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-04-10** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-04-10** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-24** Recalled from Committee on Medical Affairs
- **2024-05-07** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-05-08** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-08** Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
- **2024-05-15** Ratified R 234
- **2024-05-20** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-29** Effective date 05/20/24
- **2024-05-29** Act No. 185

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8e238d53-a5f8-4ff3-b2d6-e88f15dfc9a8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).