republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2019-2020/s-359.md

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Bill	Pharmacy benefits managers	AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 21 TO CHAPTER 71, TITLE 38 SO AS TO ESTABLISH A LICENSE REQUIREMENT FOR PHARMACY BENEFITS MANAGERS, TO PROHIBIT A PHARMACY BENEFITS MANAGER FROM RESTRICTING OR PENALIZING A PHARMACY FROM PERFORMING CERTAIN ACTIONS OR DISCLOSING CERTAIN INFORMATION, TO PROHIBIT A PHARMACY BENEFITS MANAGER FROM UNDERTAKING CERTAIN ACTIONS, TO SET CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR A MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE COST LIST, AND TO AUTHORIZE THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE TO ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE; TO AMEND SECTION 38-2-10, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES, SO AS TO APPLY CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES TO PHARMACY BENEFITS MANAGERS; TO AMEND SECTION 38-71-1810, RELATING TO PHARMACY AUDIT RIGHTS, SO AS TO ALLOW A PHARMACY TO SUBMIT RECORDS IN AN ELECTRONIC FORMAT OR BY CERTIFIED MAIL AND TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN ERRORS FROM SERVING AS THE SOLE BASIS OF THE REJECTION OF A CLAIM; AND TO REPEAL ARTICLE 20 OF CHAPTER 71, TITLE 38 RELATING TO PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS. - ratified title	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2019-2020	S 359	South Carolina S 359 (2019-2020)	bill		enacted	Cromer Gambrell Grooms Johnson Scott Senn	12	27	4	2019-01-10	2019-06-05	openstates	ocd-bill/3e7e4a03-44a9-4c20-9158-fc193371b1e6	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=359&session=123&summary=B	7b7ef0148ebd07aab110229040afd5ea5709e3f824904d2c25dbcc161fa2c29e	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina S 359 (2019-2020) — Pharmacy benefits managers

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 21 TO CHAPTER 71, TITLE 38 SO AS TO ESTABLISH A LICENSE REQUIREMENT FOR PHARMACY BENEFITS MANAGERS, TO PROHIBIT A PHARMACY BENEFITS MANAGER FROM RESTRICTING OR PENALIZING A PHARMACY FROM PERFORMING CERTAIN ACTIONS OR DISCLOSING CERTAIN INFORMATION, TO PROHIBIT A PHARMACY BENEFITS MANAGER FROM UNDERTAKING CERTAIN ACTIONS, TO SET CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR A MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE COST LIST, AND TO AUTHORIZE THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE TO ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE; TO AMEND SECTION 38-2-10, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES, SO AS TO APPLY CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES TO PHARMACY BENEFITS MANAGERS; TO AMEND SECTION 38-71-1810, RELATING TO PHARMACY AUDIT RIGHTS, SO AS TO ALLOW A PHARMACY TO SUBMIT RECORDS IN AN ELECTRONIC FORMAT OR BY CERTIFIED MAIL AND TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN ERRORS FROM SERVING AS THE SOLE BASIS OF THE REJECTION OF A CLAIM; AND TO REPEAL ARTICLE 20 OF CHAPTER 71, TITLE 38 RELATING TO PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS. - ratified title

Version chain

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

1. Filed (filed) — source
2. 1/10/2019 (committee substitute) — source
3. 2/27/2019 (committee substitute) — source
4. 2/28/2019 (committee substitute) — source
5. 3/5/2019 (committee substitute) — source
6. 3/6/2019 (committee substitute) — source
7. 3/7/2019 (committee substitute) — source
8. 5/2/2019 (committee substitute) — source
9. 5/3/2019 (committee substitute) — source
10. 5/8/2019 (committee substitute) — source
11. 5/9/2019 (committee substitute) — source
12. 5/9/2019-A (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• 3rd Reading — 38–0 (pass) · upper
• Passage of Bill — 101–0 (pass) · lower
• Passage of Bill — 99–0 (pass) · lower
• 2nd Reading — 41–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Cromer — primary (person)
• Gambrell — primary (person)
• Grooms — primary (person)
• Johnson — primary (person)
• Scott — primary (person)
• Senn — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2019-01-10 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2019-01-10 Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance referral-committee
• 2019-02-27 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Banking and Insurance committee-passage-favorable
• 2019-02-28 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2019-03-05 Committee Amendment Adopted amendment-passage
• 2019-03-05 Read second time reading-2
• 2019-03-05 Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
• 2019-03-06 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2019-03-07 Amended amendment-passage
• 2019-03-07 Read third time and sent to House passage, reading-3
• 2019-03-07 Roll call Ayes-38 Nays-0
• 2019-03-13 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2019-03-13 Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry referral-committee
• 2019-05-02 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry committee-passage-favorable
• 2019-05-03 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2019-05-08 Amended amendment-passage
• 2019-05-08 Read second time reading-2
• 2019-05-08 Roll call Yeas-101 Nays-0
• 2019-05-09 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2019-05-09 Amended amendment-passage
• 2019-05-09 Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments passage, reading-3
• 2019-05-09 Roll call Yeas-99 Nays-0
• 2019-05-09 Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
• 2019-05-13 Ratified R 68
• 2019-05-16 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2019-05-31 Effective date See Act for Effective Date
• 2019-06-05 Act No. 48

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3e7e4a03-44a9-4c20-9158-fc193371b1e6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).