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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 38-71-380 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE OPTIONAL INTOXICANTS AND NARCOTICS EXCLUSION PROVISION CONTAINED IN CERTAIN INSURANCE POLICIES THAT REQUIRE THE REPLICATION OF EXACT LANGUAGE AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 38-71-370 DOES NOT APPLY TO A MEDICAL EXPENSE POLICY, AND TO DEFINE MEDICAL EXPENSE POLICY. - ratified title"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 38-71-380 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE OPTIONAL INTOXICANTS AND NARCOTICS EXCLUSION PROVISION CONTAINED IN CERTAIN INSURANCE POLICIES THAT REQUIRE THE REPLICATION OF EXACT LANGUAGE AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 38-71-370 DOES NOT APPLY TO A MEDICAL EXPENSE POLICY, AND TO DEFINE MEDICAL EXPENSE POLICY. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "S 9"
citation: "South Carolina S 9 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hutto", "Rankin"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 26
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2016-12-13"
last_action: "2017-05-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/badb1c71-6734-4e90-aae6-10b49621ab5d"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=9&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "586ebdeaff0f9ef10d00fedfe32285916b0d04001f7f846f2b73a253494b4ef6"
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 9 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 38-71-380 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE OPTIONAL INTOXICANTS AND NARCOTICS EXCLUSION PROVISION CONTAINED IN CERTAIN INSURANCE POLICIES THAT REQUIRE THE REPLICATION OF EXACT LANGUAGE AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 38-71-370 DOES NOT APPLY TO A MEDICAL EXPENSE POLICY, AND TO DEFINE MEDICAL EXPENSE POLICY. - ratified title
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **12/13/2016** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/9_20161213.htm)
2. **3/23/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/9_20170323.htm)
3. **3/9/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/9_20170309.htm)
4. **5/11/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/9_20170511.htm)
5. **5/2/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/9_20170502.htm)
6. **5/4/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/9_20170504.htm)
## Votes
- to adopt — **310** (pass) · upper
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **920** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **370** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **942** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Hutto — primary (person)
- Rankin — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-12-13** Prefiled `filing`
- **2016-12-13** Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-10** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-01-10** Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-09** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Banking and Insurance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-23** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-23** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-23** Roll call Ayes-37 Nays-0
- **2017-03-29** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-30** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-03-30** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-02** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-04** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2017-05-04** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2017-05-04** Roll call Yeas-94 Nays-2
- **2017-05-04** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2017-05-05** Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-05-11** House amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
- **2017-05-11** Roll call Ayes-31 Nays-0
- **2017-05-11** Returned to House with amendments
- **2017-05-11** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2017-05-11** Roll call Yeas-92 Nays-0
- **2017-05-15** Ratified R 63
- **2017-05-19** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-25** Effective date 5/19/17
- **2017-05-31** Act No. 42
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/badb1c71-6734-4e90-aae6-10b49621ab5d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).