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Bill Pharmacy access AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 40-43-210, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF A "SELF-ADMINISTERED HORMONAL CONTRACEPTIVE" IN THE PHARMACY PRACTICE ACT, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION; BY AMENDING SECTION 40-43-230, RELATING TO PHARMACISTS PERMITTED TO DISPENSE SELF-ADMINISTERED HORMONAL CONTRACEPTIVES IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, SO AS TO PROVIDE SUCH DISPENSATIONS MAY BE MADE PURSUANT TO CERTAIN WRITTEN JOINT PROTOCOLS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 40-43-240, RELATING TO WRITTEN JOINT PROTOCOLS BY THE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS AND THE BOARD OF PHARMACY TO AUTHORIZE PHARMACISTS TO DISPENSE SELF-ADMINISTERED HORMONAL CONTRACEPTIVES WITHOUT PATIENT-SPECIFIC WRITTEN ORDERS, SO AS TO INSTEAD PROVIDE THE DISPENSATIONS MAY BE MADE UNDER STANDING ORDERS OR WITHOUT STANDING ORDERS WHEN DISPENSED OR ADMINISTERED PURSUANT TO CERTAIN WRITTEN JOINT PROTOCOLS. - RATIFIED TITLE us/states/sc South Carolina General Assembly 2025-2026 S 477 South Carolina S 477 (2025-2026)
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South Carolina S 477 (2025-2026) — Pharmacy access

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 40-43-210, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF A "SELF-ADMINISTERED HORMONAL CONTRACEPTIVE" IN THE PHARMACY PRACTICE ACT, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION; BY AMENDING SECTION 40-43-230, RELATING TO PHARMACISTS PERMITTED TO DISPENSE SELF-ADMINISTERED HORMONAL CONTRACEPTIVES IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, SO AS TO PROVIDE SUCH DISPENSATIONS MAY BE MADE PURSUANT TO CERTAIN WRITTEN JOINT PROTOCOLS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 40-43-240, RELATING TO WRITTEN JOINT PROTOCOLS BY THE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS AND THE BOARD OF PHARMACY TO AUTHORIZE PHARMACISTS TO DISPENSE SELF-ADMINISTERED HORMONAL CONTRACEPTIVES WITHOUT PATIENT-SPECIFIC WRITTEN ORDERS, SO AS TO INSTEAD PROVIDE THE DISPENSATIONS MAY BE MADE UNDER STANDING ORDERS OR WITHOUT STANDING ORDERS WHEN DISPENSED OR ADMINISTERED PURSUANT TO CERTAIN WRITTEN JOINT PROTOCOLS. - RATIFIED TITLE

Version chain

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

  1. Filed (filed) — source
  2. 01/29/2026 (committee substitute) — source
  3. 02/17/2026 (committee substitute) — source
  4. 03/20/2025 (committee substitute) — source
  5. 04/30/2025 (committee substitute) — source
  6. 05/13/2026 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • to adopt the conference report — 430 (pass) · upper
  • 2nd Reading — 440 (pass) · upper
  • Passage of Bill — 1095 (pass) · lower
  • Adopt Conference Report — 9815 (pass) · lower
  • to concur — 638 (fail) · upper

Sponsors

  • Davis — primary (person)
  • Ott — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2025-03-20 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
  • 2025-03-20 Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs referral-committee
  • 2025-04-30 Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-05-06 Read second time reading-2
  • 2025-05-06 Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
  • 2025-05-07 Read third time and sent to House passage, reading-3
  • 2025-05-08 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
  • 2025-05-08 Referred to Committee on Judiciary referral-committee
  • 2026-01-29 Committee report: Favorable Judiciary committee-passage-favorable
  • 2026-02-03 Requests for debate-Rep(s). McCravy, Frank, Beach, Edgerton, Magnuson, Guffy, Terribile, Long
  • 2026-02-11 Debate adjourned
  • 2026-02-17 Amended amendment-passage
  • 2026-02-17 Read second time reading-2
  • 2026-02-17 Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-5
  • 2026-02-18 Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments passage, reading-3
  • 2026-02-24 Non-concurrence in House amendment
  • 2026-02-24 Roll call Ayes-6 Nays-38
  • 2026-04-02 House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. Guest, Calhoon, and Bernstein
  • 2026-04-14 Conference committee appointed Davis, Matthews, and Garrett
  • 2026-04-29 Conference report adopted
  • 2026-04-29 Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
  • 2026-05-13 Conference report received and adopted
  • 2026-05-13 Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-15
  • 2026-05-13 Ordered enrolled for ratification
  • 2026-05-14 Ratified R 142
  • 2026-05-18 Signed By Governor executive-signature
  • 2026-05-27 Effective date 05/18/26
  • 2026-05-27 Act No. 167

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f14dcea5-55d0-4b71-a9f6-49fbb918d938. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).