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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 44-130-70 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE PHARMACISTS TO PRESCRIBE OPIOID ANTIDOTES TO CERTAIN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO DISTRIBUTE TO A PERSON AT RISK OF EXPERIENCING AN OPIOID-RELATED OVERDOSE OR TO A CAREGIVER OF SUCH A PERSON; AND TO AMEND SECTION 44-130-20, RELATING TO TERMS DEFINED IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA OVERDOSE PREVENTION ACT, SO AS TO ADD A DEFINITION FOR \"COMMUNITY DISTRIBUTOR\". - ratified title"
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description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 44-130-70 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE PHARMACISTS TO PRESCRIBE OPIOID ANTIDOTES TO CERTAIN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO DISTRIBUTE TO A PERSON AT RISK OF EXPERIENCING AN OPIOID-RELATED OVERDOSE OR TO A CAREGIVER OF SUCH A PERSON; AND TO AMEND SECTION 44-130-20, RELATING TO TERMS DEFINED IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA OVERDOSE PREVENTION ACT, SO AS TO ADD A DEFINITION FOR \"COMMUNITY DISTRIBUTOR\". - ratified title"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
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legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
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session: "2017-2018"
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identifier: "H 4600"
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citation: "South Carolina H 4600 (2017-2018)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Alexander", "Atwater", "Bedingfield", "Dillard", "Douglas", "Erickson", "Fry", "Henderson", "Hewitt", "Huggins", "Norrell", "Ridgeway", "Rutherford", "Spires", "Weeks", "West"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2018-01-10"
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last_action: "2018-05-14"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/819eb0a6-9a5e-4c0d-a283-860df4733d84"
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source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4600&session=122&summary=B"
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source_hash: "1bc560f558bd8e496b4a518d541031388459ae1089c05dc25c2ee7a06d0f2a1b"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
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---
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# South Carolina H 4600 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 44-130-70 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE PHARMACISTS TO PRESCRIBE OPIOID ANTIDOTES TO CERTAIN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO DISTRIBUTE TO A PERSON AT RISK OF EXPERIENCING AN OPIOID-RELATED OVERDOSE OR TO A CAREGIVER OF SUCH A PERSON; AND TO AMEND SECTION 44-130-20, RELATING TO TERMS DEFINED IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA OVERDOSE PREVENTION ACT, SO AS TO ADD A DEFINITION FOR "COMMUNITY DISTRIBUTOR". - ratified title
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **1/10/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4600_20180110.htm)
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2. **3/20/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4600_20180320.htm)
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3. **3/8/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4600_20180308.htm)
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4. **4/19/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4600_20180419.htm)
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## Votes
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- Passage of Bill — **100–0** (pass) · lower
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- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Alexander — primary (person)
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- Atwater — primary (person)
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- Bedingfield — primary (person)
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- Dillard — primary (person)
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- Douglas — primary (person)
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- Erickson — primary (person)
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- Fry — primary (person)
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- Henderson — primary (person)
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- Hewitt — primary (person)
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- Huggins — primary (person)
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- Norrell — primary (person)
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- Ridgeway — primary (person)
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- Rutherford — primary (person)
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- Spires — primary (person)
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- Weeks — primary (person)
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- West — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2018-01-10** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2018-01-10** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2018-03-08** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2018-03-20** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2018-03-20** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2018-03-20** Roll call Yeas-100 Nays-0
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- **2018-03-21** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
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- **2018-03-21** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2018-03-21** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2018-04-19** Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2018-04-25** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2018-04-25** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
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- **2018-04-26** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
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- **2018-05-01** Ratified R 182
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- **2018-05-03** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2018-05-11** Effective date 05/03/18
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- **2018-05-14** Act No. 169
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/819eb0a6-9a5e-4c0d-a283-860df4733d84`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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