republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2017-2018/s-354.md

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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 SECTION 44-7-130, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS FOR THE STATE CERTIFICATION OF NEED AND HEALTH FACILITY LICENSURE ACT, SO AS TO DEFINE "CRISIS STABILIZATION UNIT FACILITY"; TO AMEND SECTION 44-7-170, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT FOR A CERTIFICATE OF NEED REVIEW, SO AS TO EXEMPT CRISIS STABILIZATION UNIT FACILITIES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 44-7-260, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE FOR HEALTH FACILITIES, SO AS TO REQUIRE CRISIS STABILIZATION UNIT FACILITIES TO OBTAIN A LICENSE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL. - ratified title	AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 44-7-130, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS FOR THE STATE CERTIFICATION OF NEED AND HEALTH FACILITY LICENSURE ACT, SO AS TO DEFINE "CRISIS STABILIZATION UNIT FACILITY"; TO AMEND SECTION 44-7-170, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT FOR A CERTIFICATE OF NEED REVIEW, SO AS TO EXEMPT CRISIS STABILIZATION UNIT FACILITIES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 44-7-260, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE FOR HEALTH FACILITIES, SO AS TO REQUIRE CRISIS STABILIZATION UNIT FACILITIES TO OBTAIN A LICENSE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL. - ratified title	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2017-2018	S 354	South Carolina S 354 (2017-2018)	bill		enacted	Alexander Verdin	6	20	2	2017-02-02	2017-04-28	openstates	ocd-bill/04a8223e-5441-4092-b31d-435e4d6d3208	http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=354&session=122&summary=B	574f99c6d3c0e737cd02c499b8b80eab006101da5d86d39b354413ed812d6df2	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina S 354 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 44-7-130, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS FOR THE STATE CERTIFICATION OF NEED AND HEALTH FACILITY LICENSURE ACT, SO AS TO DEFINE "CRISIS STABILIZATION UNIT FACILITY"; TO AMEND SECTION 44-7-170, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT FOR A CERTIFICATE OF NEED REVIEW, SO AS TO EXEMPT CRISIS STABILIZATION UNIT FACILITIES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 44-7-260, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE FOR HEALTH FACILITIES, SO AS TO REQUIRE CRISIS STABILIZATION UNIT FACILITIES TO OBTAIN A LICENSE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL. - ratified title

Version chain

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

1. 2/2/2017 (committee substitute) — source
2. 3/16/2017 (committee substitute) — source
3. 3/17/2017 (committee substitute) — source
4. 3/22/2017 (committee substitute) — source
5. 3/24/2017 (committee substitute) — source
6. 4/5/2017 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• 2nd Reading — 40–0 (pass) · upper
• Passage of Bill — 108–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Alexander — primary (person)
• Verdin — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2017-02-02 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2017-02-02 Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs referral-committee
• 2017-03-16 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs committee-passage-favorable
• 2017-03-17 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2017-03-22 Committee Amendment Adopted amendment-passage
• 2017-03-22 Read second time reading-2
• 2017-03-22 Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0
• 2017-03-23 Read third time and sent to House passage, reading-3
• 2017-03-24 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2017-03-28 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2017-03-28 Referred to Committee on Ways and Means referral-committee
• 2017-04-05 Recalled from Committee on Ways and Means
• 2017-04-06 Read second time reading-2
• 2017-04-06 Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-0
• 2017-04-06 Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
• 2017-04-07 Read third time and enrolled passage, reading-3
• 2017-04-19 Ratified R 18
• 2017-04-24 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2017-04-27 Effective date 4/24/17
• 2017-04-28 Act No. 10

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/04a8223e-5441-4092-b31d-435e4d6d3208. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).