republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2019-2020/h-3602.md

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Bill	Health care decisions for unable to consent persons	AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 44-66-30, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO MAKE HEALTH CARE DECISIONS FOR A PATIENT WHO IS UNABLE TO CONSENT, SO AS TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL CATEGORY OF SUCH PERSONS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; AND TO AMEND SECTIONS 44-26-40, 44-26-50, AND 44-26-60, ALL RELATING TO HEALTH CARE DECISION MAKING FOR CLIENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES OR WHO ARE MINORS, SO AS TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS AND CONFORMING CHANGES. - ratified title	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2019-2020	H 3602	South Carolina H 3602 (2019-2020)	bill		enacted	Caskey Rose Weeks	10	40	7	2019-01-15	2019-06-10	openstates	ocd-bill/ecb3e1ac-fa44-4b8c-b3a8-4d3b645fa80f	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3602&session=123&summary=B	818875fccff42efab643df118f5e50338e57999c14ee41c817754a28febe103c	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina H 3602 (2019-2020) — Health care decisions for unable to consent persons

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 44-66-30, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO MAKE HEALTH CARE DECISIONS FOR A PATIENT WHO IS UNABLE TO CONSENT, SO AS TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL CATEGORY OF SUCH PERSONS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; AND TO AMEND SECTIONS 44-26-40, 44-26-50, AND 44-26-60, ALL RELATING TO HEALTH CARE DECISION MAKING FOR CLIENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES OR WHO ARE MINORS, SO AS TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS AND CONFORMING CHANGES. - ratified title

Version chain

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

1. Filed (filed) — source
2. 1/15/2019 (committee substitute) — source
3. 3/20/2019 (committee substitute) — source
4. 3/27/2019 (committee substitute) — source
5. 4/25/2019 (committee substitute) — source
6. 5/21/2019 (committee substitute) — source
7. 5/7/2019 (committee substitute) — source
8. 5/8/2019 (committee substitute) — source
9. 5/8/2019-A (committee substitute) — source
10. 5/9/2019 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• to grant free conference powers — 40–0 (pass) · upper
• Grant Free Conference Powers — 108–0 (pass) · lower
• 3rd Reading — 44–0 (pass) · upper
• to adopt the free conference report — 40–0 (pass) · upper
• Adopt Free Conference Report — 98–0 (pass) · lower
• Passage of Bill — 104–4 (pass) · lower
• Adopt — 107–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Caskey — primary (person)
• Rose — primary (person)
• Weeks — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2019-01-15 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2019-01-15 Referred to Committee on Judiciary referral-committee
• 2019-01-16 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Caskey
• 2019-03-20 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary committee-passage-favorable
• 2019-03-26 Requests for debate-Rep(s). McCravy, Toole, Thayer, White, Yow, Fry, Daning, Long, Magnuson, Martin, Burns, Hiott, Chumley, Ott
• 2019-03-27 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Weeks
• 2019-03-27 Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). McCravy, Ott, Toole, Thayer, Yow, Long, White, Daning, Magnuson, Burns, Martin, Hiott, Fry
• 2019-03-27 Amended amendment-passage
• 2019-03-27 Read second time reading-2
• 2019-03-27 Roll call Yeas-104 Nays-4
• 2019-03-28 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2019-04-02 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2019-04-02 Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs referral-committee
• 2019-04-25 Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs committee-passage-favorable
• 2019-05-07 Amended amendment-passage
• 2019-05-07 Read second time reading-2
• 2019-05-08 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2019-05-08 Amended amendment-passage
• 2019-05-08 Read third time and returned to House with amendments passage, reading-3
• 2019-05-08 Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
• 2019-05-09 Senate amendment amended amendment-amendment
• 2019-05-09 Returned to Senate with amendments
• 2019-05-09 Non-concurrence in House amendment
• 2019-05-09 House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. Rose, G.M. Smith, Johnson
• 2019-05-09 Conference committee appointed Davis, Gambrell, Johnson
• 2019-05-20 Free conference powers granted
• 2019-05-20 Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-0
• 2019-05-20 Free conference committee appointed Rose, G.M. Smith, Johnson
• 2019-05-20 Free conference report adopted
• 2019-05-20 Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-0
• 2019-05-21 Free conference powers granted
• 2019-05-21 Roll call Ayes-46 Nays-0
• 2019-05-21 Free conference committee appointed Davis, Gambrell, Johnson
• 2019-05-21 Free conference report adopted
• 2019-05-21 Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0
• 2019-05-21 Ordered enrolled for ratification
• 2019-05-22 Ratified R 106
• 2019-05-24 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2019-06-10 Effective date 05/24/19
• 2019-06-10 Act No. 85

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ecb3e1ac-fa44-4b8c-b3a8-4d3b645fa80f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).