republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2017-2018/h-4600.md

type, title, description, jurisdiction, legislature, session, identifier, citation, classification, subjects, status, primary_sponsors, version_count, action_count, vote_count, first_action, last_action, source, source_identifier, source_url, source_hash, vintage, source_snapshot, retrieved_at, confidence, tags

type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 44-130-70 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE PHARMACISTS TO PRESCRIBE OPIOID ANTIDOTES TO CERTAIN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO DISTRIBUTE TO A PERSON AT RISK OF EXPERIENCING AN OPIOID-RELATED OVERDOSE OR TO A CAREGIVER OF SUCH A PERSON; AND TO AMEND SECTION 44-130-20, RELATING TO TERMS DEFINED IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA OVERDOSE PREVENTION ACT, SO AS TO ADD A DEFINITION FOR "COMMUNITY DISTRIBUTOR". - ratified title	AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 44-130-70 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE PHARMACISTS TO PRESCRIBE OPIOID ANTIDOTES TO CERTAIN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO DISTRIBUTE TO A PERSON AT RISK OF EXPERIENCING AN OPIOID-RELATED OVERDOSE OR TO A CAREGIVER OF SUCH A PERSON; AND TO AMEND SECTION 44-130-20, RELATING TO TERMS DEFINED IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA OVERDOSE PREVENTION ACT, SO AS TO ADD A DEFINITION FOR "COMMUNITY DISTRIBUTOR". - ratified title	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2017-2018	H 4600	South Carolina H 4600 (2017-2018)	bill		enacted	Alexander Atwater Bedingfield Dillard Douglas Erickson Fry Henderson Hewitt Huggins Norrell Ridgeway Rutherford Spires Weeks West	4	17	2	2018-01-10	2018-05-14	openstates	ocd-bill/819eb0a6-9a5e-4c0d-a283-860df4733d84	http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4600&session=122&summary=B	1bc560f558bd8e496b4a518d541031388459ae1089c05dc25c2ee7a06d0f2a1b	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina H 4600 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 44-130-70 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE PHARMACISTS TO PRESCRIBE OPIOID ANTIDOTES TO CERTAIN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO DISTRIBUTE TO A PERSON AT RISK OF EXPERIENCING AN OPIOID-RELATED OVERDOSE OR TO A CAREGIVER OF SUCH A PERSON; AND TO AMEND SECTION 44-130-20, RELATING TO TERMS DEFINED IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA OVERDOSE PREVENTION ACT, SO AS TO ADD A DEFINITION FOR "COMMUNITY DISTRIBUTOR". - ratified title

Version chain

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

1. 1/10/2018 (committee substitute) — source
2. 3/20/2018 (committee substitute) — source
3. 3/8/2018 (committee substitute) — source
4. 4/19/2018 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Passage of Bill — 100–0 (pass) · lower
• 2nd Reading — 43–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Alexander — primary (person)
• Atwater — primary (person)
• Bedingfield — 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)
• Rutherford — primary (person)
• Spires — primary (person)
• Weeks — primary (person)
• West — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2018-01-10 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2018-01-10 Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs referral-committee
• 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 Read second time reading-2
• 2018-03-20 Roll call Yeas-100 Nays-0
• 2018-03-21 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2018-03-21 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2018-03-21 Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs referral-committee
• 2018-04-19 Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-04-25 Read second time reading-2
• 2018-04-25 Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
• 2018-04-26 Read third time and enrolled passage, reading-3
• 2018-05-01 Ratified R 182
• 2018-05-03 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2018-05-11 Effective date 05/03/18
• 2018-05-14 Act No. 169

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/819eb0a6-9a5e-4c0d-a283-860df4733d84. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).