republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2023-2024/s-520.md

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Bill	Pharmacy benefits	AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING ARTICLE 18 OF CHAPTER 71, TITLE 38, RELATING TO PHARMACY AUDIT RIGHTS, SO AS TO EXPAND THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF PHARMACIES DURING AUDITS; BY AMENDING ARTICLE 21 OF CHAPTER 71, TITLE 38, RELATING TO PHARMACY BENEFITS MANAGERS, SO AS TO DEFINE TERMS AND MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; BY ADDING ARTICLE 23 TO CHAPTER 71, TITLE 38 SO AS TO DEFINE TERMS AND OUTLINE RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES OF PHARMACY SERVICES ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATIONS; AND BY REPEALING SECTION 38-71-147 RELATING TO FREEDOM OF SELECTION AND PARTICIPATION IN HEALTH INSURANCE POLICIES OR HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION PLANS. - RATIFIED TITLE	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2023-2024	S 520	South Carolina S 520 (2023-2024)	bill		enacted	Adams Alexander Allen Campsen Climer Cromer Davis Fanning Gambrell Garrett Goldfinch Grooms Gustafson Hembree Jackson K. Johnson Kimbrell M. Johnson McElveen Rankin Rice Sabb Scott Senn Setzler Shealy Stephens Talley Turner Verdin Williams Young	6	20	3	2023-02-09	2023-05-26	openstates	ocd-bill/47c3e9bd-4d29-43ce-ac22-b272015dcee3	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=520&session=125&summary=B	13c8153d5e4d056075891497f71acdd560449d8af981ba306f6cb183ccaf3e29	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina S 520 (2023-2024) — Pharmacy benefits

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING ARTICLE 18 OF CHAPTER 71, TITLE 38, RELATING TO PHARMACY AUDIT RIGHTS, SO AS TO EXPAND THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF PHARMACIES DURING AUDITS; BY AMENDING ARTICLE 21 OF CHAPTER 71, TITLE 38, RELATING TO PHARMACY BENEFITS MANAGERS, SO AS TO DEFINE TERMS AND MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; BY ADDING ARTICLE 23 TO CHAPTER 71, TITLE 38 SO AS TO DEFINE TERMS AND OUTLINE RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES OF PHARMACY SERVICES ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATIONS; AND BY REPEALING SECTION 38-71-147 RELATING TO FREEDOM OF SELECTION AND PARTICIPATION IN HEALTH INSURANCE POLICIES OR HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION PLANS. - RATIFIED TITLE

Version chain

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

1. Filed (filed) — source
2. 2/22/2023 (committee substitute) — source
3. 2/24/2023 (committee substitute) — source
4. 2/9/2023 (committee substitute) — source
5. 5/4/2023 (committee substitute) — source
6. 5/4/2023-A (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Passage of Bill — 89–0 (pass) · lower
• to concur — 44–0 (pass) · upper
• 2nd Reading — 39–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Adams — primary (person)
• Alexander — primary (person)
• Allen — primary (person)
• Campsen — primary (person)
• Climer — primary (person)
• Cromer — primary (person)
• Davis — primary (person)
• Fanning — primary (person)
• Gambrell — primary (person)
• Garrett — primary (person)
• Goldfinch — primary (person)
• Grooms — primary (person)
• Gustafson — primary (person)
• Hembree — primary (person)
• Jackson — primary (person)
• K. Johnson — primary (person)
• Kimbrell — primary (person)
• M. Johnson — primary (person)
• McElveen — primary (person)
• Rankin — primary (person)
• Rice — primary (person)
• Sabb — primary (person)
• Scott — primary (person)
• Senn — primary (person)
• Setzler — primary (person)
• Shealy — primary (person)
• Stephens — primary (person)
• Talley — primary (person)
• Turner — primary (person)
• Verdin — primary (person)
• Williams — primary (person)
• Young — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2023-02-09 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2023-02-09 Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance referral-committee
• 2023-02-22 Committee report: Favorable Banking and Insurance committee-passage-favorable
• 2023-02-24 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2023-03-01 Read second time reading-2
• 2023-03-01 Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0
• 2023-03-02 Read third time and sent to House passage, reading-3
• 2023-03-07 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2023-03-07 Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry referral-committee
• 2023-05-03 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry committee-passage-favorable
• 2023-05-04 Read second time reading-2
• 2023-05-04 Roll call Yeas-89 Nays-0
• 2023-05-04 Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
• 2023-05-05 Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments passage, reading-3
• 2023-05-09 Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
• 2023-05-09 Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
• 2023-05-11 Ratified R 37
• 2023-05-16 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2023-05-26 Effective date See Act for Effective Date
• 2023-05-26 Act No. 30

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/47c3e9bd-4d29-43ce-ac22-b272015dcee3. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).