---
type: "Bill"
title: "Nursing Homes TB Tests"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 44-31-45 SO AS TO ESTABLISH A PROCEDURE FOR TUBERCULOSIS TESTING OF APPLICANTS AND NEW EMPLOYEES AT NURSING HOMES AND COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITIES. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "S 819"
citation: "South Carolina S 819 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Verdin"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-15"
last_action: "2026-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fed8df21-c90a-4317-b6f0-a92b1d277606"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=819&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "f5555d68785b622675fbf1e26f96905ec5198844398a01d5e635f59f94f4e8af"
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 819 (2025-2026) — Nursing Homes TB Tests

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 44-31-45 SO AS TO ESTABLISH A PROCEDURE FOR TUBERCULOSIS TESTING OF APPLICANTS AND NEW EMPLOYEES AT NURSING HOMES AND COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITIES. - 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/sess126_2025-2026/bills/819.htm)
2. **01/15/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/819_20260115.htm)
3. **02/24/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/819_20260224.htm)
4. **02/26/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/819_20260226.htm)
5. **05/05/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/819_20260505.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **112–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Verdin — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-15** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-01-15** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-24** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-26** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2026-02-26** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-26** Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0
- **2026-03-03** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-04** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-03-04** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2026-05-05** Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-07** Debate adjourned
- **2026-05-12** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-05-12** Roll call Yeas-112 Nays-0
- **2026-05-13** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 153
- **2026-05-18** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-27** Effective date 05/18/26
- **2026-05-27** Act No. 174

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fed8df21-c90a-4317-b6f0-a92b1d277606`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).