republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2017-2018/h-5038.md

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Bill	AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 38-71-2150 SO AS TO ESTABLISH PROHIBITED ACTS FOR A PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGER. - ratified title	AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 38-71-2150 SO AS TO ESTABLISH PROHIBITED ACTS FOR A PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGER. - ratified title	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2017-2018	H 5038	South Carolina H 5038 (2017-2018)	bill		enacted	Alexander Anderson Anthony Atwater Ballentine Bernstein Bradley Clary Cobb-Hunter Douglas Elliott Erickson G.M. Smith Gagnon Hayes Henderson Hewitt Howard Huggins Kirby McEachern McGinnis Norrell Ott Ridgeway Rutherford Sandifer Spires Tallon Thayer Toole W. Newton Wheeler Willis	4	19	2	2018-03-01	2018-05-14	openstates	ocd-bill/618cfab9-427f-4ee8-90dc-5f56553abe5c	http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5038&session=122&summary=B	de47bddc3dc0904cc5c7e164394fd937044e3f74c37c3cbe5a467ce2be03406f	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina H 5038 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 38-71-2150 SO AS TO ESTABLISH PROHIBITED ACTS FOR A PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGER. - ratified title

Version chain

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

1. 3/1/2018 (committee substitute) — source
2. 3/21/2018 (committee substitute) — source
3. 3/8/2018 (committee substitute) — source
4. 4/18/2018 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Passage of Bill — 107–0 (pass) · lower
• 2nd Reading — 43–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Alexander — primary (person)
• Anderson — primary (person)
• Anthony — primary (person)
• Atwater — primary (person)
• Ballentine — primary (person)
• Bernstein — primary (person)
• Bradley — primary (person)
• Clary — primary (person)
• Cobb-Hunter — primary (person)
• Douglas — primary (person)
• Elliott — primary (person)
• Erickson — primary (person)
• G.M. Smith — primary (person)
• Gagnon — primary (person)
• Hayes — primary (person)
• Henderson — primary (person)
• Hewitt — primary (person)
• Howard — primary (person)
• Huggins — primary (person)
• Kirby — primary (person)
• McEachern — primary (person)
• McGinnis — primary (person)
• Norrell — primary (person)
• Ott — primary (person)
• Ridgeway — primary (person)
• Rutherford — primary (person)
• Sandifer — primary (person)
• Spires — primary (person)
• Tallon — primary (person)
• Thayer — primary (person)
• Toole — primary (person)
• W. Newton — primary (person)
• Wheeler — primary (person)
• Willis — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2018-03-01 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2018-03-01 Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry referral-committee
• 2018-03-01 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bradley, Howard, Thayer, Gagnon, Huggins, Hewitt, McGinnis, Hayes, Willis, Spires, Ballentine, G.M.Smith, Sandifer, Norrell, Henderson, Toole, Erickson, Cobb-Hunter, Ott, Ridgeway, McEachern, Douglas, Rutherford, Bernstein, W.Newton, Clary, Anthony, Wheeler, Anderson, Kirby, Alexander, Tallon, Elliott
• 2018-03-08 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-03-20 Debate adjourned until Wed., 3-21-18
• 2018-03-21 Amended amendment-passage
• 2018-03-21 Read second time reading-2
• 2018-03-21 Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-0
• 2018-03-22 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 Banking and Insurance referral-committee
• 2018-04-18 Recalled from Committee on Banking and Insurance
• 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 192
• 2018-05-03 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2018-05-11 Effective date 05/03/18
• 2018-05-14 Act No. 177

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/618cfab9-427f-4ee8-90dc-5f56553abe5c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).