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type: "Bill"
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"
description: "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"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "S 506"
citation: "South Carolina S 506 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rankin", "Shealy"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-03-07"
last_action: "2018-05-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c37758c3-15ab-4d55-a761-c1f39289f98b"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=506&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "39293c80c0939526984a79a87ef682e1293979d0b35a343de34819f2f8215552"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["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](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/506_20180301.htm)
2. **3/2/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/506_20180302.htm)
3. **3/7/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/506_20170307.htm)
4. **4/25/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/506_20180425.htm)
5. **4/26/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/506_20180426.htm)
## Votes
- 2nd Reading — **420** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **970** (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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c37758c3-15ab-4d55-a761-c1f39289f98b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).