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Bill AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-160, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SCHEDULING OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, SO AS TO REQUIRE NOTIFICATION TO THE CODE COMMISSIONER OF CERTAIN SCHEDULING CHANGES; TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-280, RELATING TO REGISTRATIONS TO MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTE, OR DISPENSE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, SO AS TO ELIMINATE REGISTRATION RENEWAL GRACE PERIODS; TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-290, RELATING IN PART TO REGISTRATIONS ISSUED TO PRACTITIONERS TO DISPENSE NARCOTICS FOR MAINTENANCE OR DETOXIFICATION TREATMENTS AND TO NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS TO PRESCRIBE SCHEDULE V DRUGS, SO AS TO CHANGE CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS; TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-480, RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF NARCOTICS AND DANGEROUS DRUGS WITHIN THE SOUTH CAROLINA LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION (SLED), SO AS TO ELIMINATE ENFORCEMENT OF DRUG LAWS AS A FUNCTION OF DHEC; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 44-53-560 RELATING TO THE TRANSFER OF AGENTS FROM DHEC TO SLED. - ratified title AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-160, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SCHEDULING OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, SO AS TO REQUIRE NOTIFICATION TO THE CODE COMMISSIONER OF CERTAIN SCHEDULING CHANGES; TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-280, RELATING TO REGISTRATIONS TO MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTE, OR DISPENSE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, SO AS TO ELIMINATE REGISTRATION RENEWAL GRACE PERIODS; TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-290, RELATING IN PART TO REGISTRATIONS ISSUED TO PRACTITIONERS TO DISPENSE NARCOTICS FOR MAINTENANCE OR DETOXIFICATION TREATMENTS AND TO NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS TO PRESCRIBE SCHEDULE V DRUGS, SO AS TO CHANGE CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS; TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-480, RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF NARCOTICS AND DANGEROUS DRUGS WITHIN THE SOUTH CAROLINA LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION (SLED), SO AS TO ELIMINATE ENFORCEMENT OF DRUG LAWS AS A FUNCTION OF DHEC; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 44-53-560 RELATING TO THE TRANSFER OF AGENTS FROM DHEC TO SLED. - ratified title us/states/sc South Carolina General Assembly 2017-2018 H 4487 South Carolina H 4487 (2017-2018)
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South Carolina H 4487 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-160, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SCHEDULING OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, SO AS TO REQUIRE NOTIFICATION TO THE CODE COMMISSIONER OF CERTAIN SCHEDULING CHANGES; TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-280, RELATING TO REGISTRATIONS TO MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTE, OR DISPENSE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, SO AS TO ELIMINATE REGISTRATION RENEWAL GRACE PERIODS; TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-290, RELATING IN PART TO REGISTRATIONS ISSUED TO PRACTITIONERS TO DISPENSE NARCOTICS FOR MAINTENANCE OR DETOXIFICATION TREATMENTS AND TO NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS TO PRESCRIBE SCHEDULE V DRUGS, SO AS TO CHANGE CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS; TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-480, RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF NARCOTICS AND DANGEROUS DRUGS WITHIN THE SOUTH CAROLINA LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION (SLED), SO AS TO ELIMINATE ENFORCEMENT OF DRUG LAWS AS A FUNCTION OF DHEC; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 44-53-560 RELATING TO THE TRANSFER OF AGENTS FROM DHEC TO SLED. - ratified title

Version chain

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

  1. 12/13/2017 (committee substitute) — source
  2. 3/20/2018 (committee substitute) — source
  3. 3/22/2018 (committee substitute) — source
  4. 3/8/2018 (committee substitute) — source
  5. 4/19/2018 (committee substitute) — source
  6. 4/20/2018 (committee substitute) — source
  7. 4/26/2018 (committee substitute) — source
  8. 4/27/2018 (committee substitute) — source
  9. 5/1/2018 (committee substitute) — source
  10. 5/2/2018 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Passage of Bill — 1070 (pass) · lower
  • 2nd Reading — 370 (pass) · upper
  • Concur in Senate Amendments — 1030 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Atwater — primary (person)
  • Dillard — primary (person)
  • Douglas — primary (person)
  • Erickson — primary (person)
  • Fry — primary (person)
  • Henderson — primary (person)
  • Hewitt — primary (person)
  • Huggins — primary (person)
  • Norrell — primary (person)
  • Ridgeway — primary (person)
  • Robinson-Simpson — primary (person)
  • W. Newton — primary (person)
  • Weeks — primary (person)
  • West — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2017-12-13 Prefiled filing
  • 2017-12-13 Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs referral-committee
  • 2018-01-09 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
  • 2018-01-09 Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs referral-committee
  • 2018-01-23 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Fry, West, Atwater, Erickson, Norrell, Weeks, Douglas, Ridgeway, Dillard, Huggins
  • 2018-02-01 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: W.Newton
  • 2018-03-08 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs committee-passage-favorable
  • 2018-03-20 Amended amendment-passage
  • 2018-03-20 Debate adjourned until Wed., 3-21-18
  • 2018-03-21 Requests for debate-Rep(s). Henderson, Whitemire, Forrest, Fry, Hiott, Daning, Bryant, Bennett, Dillard, Burns, Arrington, Crosby
  • 2018-03-22 Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). Hiott, Forrest, Whitmire, Crosby, Bennett, Arrington, Burns, Henderson, Fry
  • 2018-03-22 Amended amendment-passage
  • 2018-03-22 Read second time reading-2
  • 2018-03-22 Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-0
  • 2018-03-22 Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
  • 2018-03-23 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
  • 2018-03-27 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
  • 2018-03-27 Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs referral-committee
  • 2018-04-19 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs committee-passage-favorable
  • 2018-04-20 Scrivener's error corrected
  • 2018-04-26 Committee Amendment Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2018-04-27 Scrivener's error corrected
  • 2018-05-01 Amended amendment-passage
  • 2018-05-01 Read second time reading-2
  • 2018-05-01 Roll call Ayes-37 Nays-0
  • 2018-05-02 Scrivener's error corrected
  • 2018-05-08 Read third time and returned to House with amendments passage, reading-3
  • 2018-05-10 Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
  • 2018-05-10 Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-0
  • 2018-05-14 Ratified R 255
  • 2018-05-18 Signed By Governor executive-signature
  • 2018-05-25 Effective date 05/18/18
  • 2018-05-31 Act No. 216

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/41d8ad14-b3a0-4441-b54d-27d281a7a776. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).