---
type: "Bill"
title: "Hallway Beds"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 44-7-255 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR FIRE AND BUILDING CODE EXCEPTIONS FOR PLACEMENT OF HOSPITAL BEDS IN HALLWAYS, CORRIDORS, OR OTHER MEANS OF EGRESS DURING JUSTIFIED EMERGENCIES. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "S 958"
citation: "South Carolina S 958 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alexander", "Verdin"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-25"
last_action: "2026-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b63f60e1-50b2-4991-9e8b-2d3218e95b13"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=958&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "e472c28121f3ece17051c388076d04ee398c599803be739b0288d7d6c01d548f"
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 958 (2025-2026) — Hallway Beds

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 44-7-255 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR FIRE AND BUILDING CODE EXCEPTIONS FOR PLACEMENT OF HOSPITAL BEDS IN HALLWAYS, CORRIDORS, OR OTHER MEANS OF EGRESS DURING JUSTIFIED EMERGENCIES. - 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/958.htm)
2. **02/25/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/958_20260225.htm)
3. **03/24/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/958_20260324.htm)
4. **03/26/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/958_20260326.htm)
5. **05/05/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/958_20260505.htm)
6. **05/13/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/958_20260513.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **37–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Alexander — primary (person)
- Verdin — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-25** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-02-25** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-24** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-26** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-26** Roll call Ayes-37 Nays-0
- **2026-03-31** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-01** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-04-01** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2026-05-05** Recalled from Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
- **2026-05-07** Debate adjourned
- **2026-05-12** Debate adjourned
- **2026-05-13** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-05-13** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-05-13** Roll call Yeas-113 Nays-0
- **2026-05-14** Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-14** Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
- **2026-05-15** Ratified R 241
- **2026-05-19** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-06-05** Effective date 05/19/26
- **2026-06-03** Act No. 230

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b63f60e1-50b2-4991-9e8b-2d3218e95b13`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).