republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2017-2018/s-506.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 SECTION 40-43-170, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE AUTHORITY OF A PHARMACIST TO DISPENSE A ONE-TIME REFILL OF A PRESCRIBED MEDICATION DURING A STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED BY THE GOVERNOR, SO AS TO INCREASE THE QUANTITY OF SUCH A REFILL FROM A FIFTEEN-DAY SUPPLY TO A THIRTY-DAY SUPPLY. - ratified title	AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-43-170, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE AUTHORITY OF A PHARMACIST TO DISPENSE A ONE-TIME REFILL OF A PRESCRIBED MEDICATION DURING A STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED BY THE GOVERNOR, SO AS TO INCREASE THE QUANTITY OF SUCH A REFILL FROM A FIFTEEN-DAY SUPPLY TO A THIRTY-DAY SUPPLY. - ratified title	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2017-2018	S 506	South Carolina S 506 (2017-2018)	bill		enacted	Rankin Shealy	5	20	2	2017-03-07	2018-05-31	openstates	ocd-bill/c37758c3-15ab-4d55-a761-c1f39289f98b	http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=506&session=122&summary=B	39293c80c0939526984a79a87ef682e1293979d0b35a343de34819f2f8215552	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina S 506 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-43-170, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE AUTHORITY OF A PHARMACIST TO DISPENSE A ONE-TIME REFILL OF A PRESCRIBED MEDICATION DURING A STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED BY THE GOVERNOR, SO AS TO INCREASE THE QUANTITY OF SUCH A REFILL FROM A FIFTEEN-DAY SUPPLY TO A THIRTY-DAY SUPPLY. - 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. 3/2/2018 (committee substitute) — source
3. 3/7/2017 (committee substitute) — source
4. 4/25/2018 (committee substitute) — source
5. 4/26/2018 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• 2nd Reading — 42–0 (pass) · upper
• Passage of Bill — 97–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Rankin — primary (person)
• Shealy — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2017-03-07 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2017-03-07 Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs referral-committee
• 2018-03-01 Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-03-02 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2018-03-13 Read second time reading-2
• 2018-03-13 Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
• 2018-03-14 Read third time and sent to House passage, reading-3
• 2018-03-20 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2018-03-20 Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs referral-committee
• 2018-04-25 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-04-26 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2018-05-02 Debate adjourned until Thur., 5-3-18
• 2018-05-03 Debate adjourned until Tues., 5-8-18
• 2018-05-08 Read second time reading-2
• 2018-05-08 Roll call Yeas-97 Nays-0
• 2018-05-09 Read third time and enrolled passage, reading-3
• 2018-05-14 Ratified R 204
• 2018-05-15 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2018-05-24 Effective date 05/15/18
• 2018-05-31 Act No. 187

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c37758c3-15ab-4d55-a761-c1f39289f98b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).