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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 44-61-160, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION AND DATA COLLECTED OR PREPARED BY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, SO AS TO MAKE THE IDENTITIES OF PATIENTS AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS SUBJECT TO SUBPOENA IN JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 44-61-340, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION AND DATA COLLECTED AS PART OF THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES. - ratified title"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 44-61-160, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION AND DATA COLLECTED OR PREPARED BY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, SO AS TO MAKE THE IDENTITIES OF PATIENTS AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS SUBJECT TO SUBPOENA IN JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 44-61-340, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION AND DATA COLLECTED AS PART OF THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "S 234"
citation: "South Carolina S 234 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Massey"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 29
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-01-10"
last_action: "2017-05-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/55833114-18ac-4732-b36e-9c41ff81d7b0"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=234&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "489f6bac00145b284ff9271e53b8841d821c30aa34a59d595cf23f4f0311f5ca"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina S 234 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 44-61-160, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION AND DATA COLLECTED OR PREPARED BY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, SO AS TO MAKE THE IDENTITIES OF PATIENTS AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS SUBJECT TO SUBPOENA IN JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 44-61-340, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION AND DATA COLLECTED AS PART OF THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES. - ratified title
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **1/10/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/234_20170110.htm)
2. **2/7/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/234_20170207.htm)
3. **2/9/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/234_20170209.htm)
4. **4/26/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/234_20170426.htm)
5. **5/11/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/234_20170511.htm)
6. **5/4/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/234_20170504.htm)
## Votes
- to concur — **039** (fail) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **1010** (pass) · lower
- Adopt Conference Report — **850** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **360** (pass) · upper
- to adopt the conference report — **380** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Massey — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-10** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-01-10** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-07** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-09** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2017-02-09** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2017-02-09** Roll call Ayes-36 Nays-0
- **2017-02-14** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-15** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-15** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-26** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-02** Debate adjourned until Wed., 5-3-17
- **2017-05-03** Debate adjourned until Thur., 5-4-17
- **2017-05-04** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2017-05-04** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2017-05-04** Roll call Yeas-101 Nays-0
- **2017-05-09** Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-05-11** Non-concurrence in House amendment
- **2017-05-11** Roll call Ayes-0 Nays-39
- **2017-05-11** House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. Murphy, DC Moss, Bernstein
- **2017-05-11** Conference committee appointed Massey, Nicholson, Corbin
- **2017-05-11** Conference report adopted
- **2017-05-11** Roll call Yeas-85 Nays-0
- **2017-05-11** Conference report received and adopted
- **2017-05-11** Roll call Ayes-38 Nays-0
- **2017-05-11** Ordered enrolled for ratification
- **2017-05-15** Ratified R 68
- **2017-05-19** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-25** Effective date 5/19/17
- **2017-05-31** Act No. 47
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/55833114-18ac-4732-b36e-9c41ff81d7b0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).