republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2017-2018/h-3438.md

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Bill	AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 39-24-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS IN THE DRUG PRODUCT SELECTION ACT, SO AS TO CHANGE THE DEFINITION OF "SUBSTITUTE" TO INCLUDE INTERCHANGEABLE BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; TO AMEND SECTION 39-24-30, RELATING TO THE SUBSTITUTION OF EQUIVALENT DRUGS, SO AS TO ALLOW A PHARMACIST TO SUBSTITUTE AN INTERCHANGEABLE BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT FOR A SPECIFIC BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT; TO AMEND SECTION 39-24-40, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE SUBSTITUTION OF PRESCRIPTIONS BY PHARMACISTS, SO AS TO ALLOW PHARMACISTS TO SUBSTITUTE INTERCHANGEABLE BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS WHEN APPROPRIATE; TO AMEND SECTION 40-43-30, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS IN THE PHARMACY PRACTICE ACT, SO AS TO ADD DEFINITIONS FOR "BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT" AND "INTERCHANGEABLE BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT"; AND TO AMEND SECTION 40-43-86, RELATING IN PART TO LABEL REQUIREMENTS FOR PRESCRIPTIONS, SO AS TO ADDRESS LABELING, PRESCRIBER NOTIFICATION, AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO INTERCHANGEABLE BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS. - ratified title	AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 39-24-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS IN THE DRUG PRODUCT SELECTION ACT, SO AS TO CHANGE THE DEFINITION OF "SUBSTITUTE" TO INCLUDE INTERCHANGEABLE BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; TO AMEND SECTION 39-24-30, RELATING TO THE SUBSTITUTION OF EQUIVALENT DRUGS, SO AS TO ALLOW A PHARMACIST TO SUBSTITUTE AN INTERCHANGEABLE BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT FOR A SPECIFIC BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT; TO AMEND SECTION 39-24-40, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE SUBSTITUTION OF PRESCRIPTIONS BY PHARMACISTS, SO AS TO ALLOW PHARMACISTS TO SUBSTITUTE INTERCHANGEABLE BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS WHEN APPROPRIATE; TO AMEND SECTION 40-43-30, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS IN THE PHARMACY PRACTICE ACT, SO AS TO ADD DEFINITIONS FOR "BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT" AND "INTERCHANGEABLE BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT"; AND TO AMEND SECTION 40-43-86, RELATING IN PART TO LABEL REQUIREMENTS FOR PRESCRIPTIONS, SO AS TO ADDRESS LABELING, PRESCRIBER NOTIFICATION, AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO INTERCHANGEABLE BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS. - ratified title	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2017-2018	H 3438	South Carolina H 3438 (2017-2018)	bill		enacted	G.M. Smith Henderson Hiott Loftis Robinson-Simpson Sandifer	6	25	3	2017-01-12	2017-04-28	openstates	ocd-bill/99499a70-61b6-4de7-99bf-9e5efc037b52	http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3438&session=122&summary=B	023f0ed2384575a4528a97a5713da2d12d816f84af51874f969ec33f44a50e77	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina H 3438 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 39-24-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS IN THE DRUG PRODUCT SELECTION ACT, SO AS TO CHANGE THE DEFINITION OF "SUBSTITUTE" TO INCLUDE INTERCHANGEABLE BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; TO AMEND SECTION 39-24-30, RELATING TO THE SUBSTITUTION OF EQUIVALENT DRUGS, SO AS TO ALLOW A PHARMACIST TO SUBSTITUTE AN INTERCHANGEABLE BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT FOR A SPECIFIC BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT; TO AMEND SECTION 39-24-40, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE SUBSTITUTION OF PRESCRIPTIONS BY PHARMACISTS, SO AS TO ALLOW PHARMACISTS TO SUBSTITUTE INTERCHANGEABLE BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS WHEN APPROPRIATE; TO AMEND SECTION 40-43-30, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS IN THE PHARMACY PRACTICE ACT, SO AS TO ADD DEFINITIONS FOR "BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT" AND "INTERCHANGEABLE BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT"; AND TO AMEND SECTION 40-43-86, RELATING IN PART TO LABEL REQUIREMENTS FOR PRESCRIPTIONS, SO AS TO ADDRESS LABELING, PRESCRIBER NOTIFICATION, AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO INTERCHANGEABLE BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS. - ratified title

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. 1/12/2017 (committee substitute) — source
2. 2/15/2017 (committee substitute) — source
3. 2/21/2017 (committee substitute) — source
4. 2/22/2017 (committee substitute) — source
5. 3/16/2017 (committee substitute) — source
6. 3/23/2017 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Passage of Bill — 104–0 (pass) · lower
• Concur in Senate Amendments — 95–0 (pass) · lower
• 2nd Reading — 37–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• G.M. Smith — primary (person)
• Henderson — primary (person)
• Hiott — primary (person)
• Loftis — primary (person)
• Robinson-Simpson — primary (person)
• Sandifer — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2017-01-12 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2017-01-12 Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs referral-committee
• 2017-01-18 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: G.M.Smith
• 2017-01-19 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Sandifer, Hiott
• 2017-02-15 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs committee-passage-favorable
• 2017-02-21 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Loftis
• 2017-02-21 Amended amendment-passage
• 2017-02-21 Read second time reading-2
• 2017-02-21 Roll call Yeas-104 Nays-0
• 2017-02-21 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Robinson-Simpson
• 2017-02-22 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2017-02-22 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2017-02-22 Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs referral-committee
• 2017-02-22 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2017-03-16 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs committee-passage-favorable
• 2017-03-23 Committee Amendment Adopted amendment-passage
• 2017-03-23 Read second time reading-2
• 2017-03-23 Roll call Ayes-37 Nays-0
• 2017-03-29 Read third time and returned to House with amendments passage, reading-3
• 2017-04-04 Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
• 2017-04-04 Roll call Yeas-95 Nays-0
• 2017-04-19 Ratified R 20
• 2017-04-24 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2017-04-27 Effective date 4/24/17
• 2017-04-28 Act No. 11

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/99499a70-61b6-4de7-99bf-9e5efc037b52. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).