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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 44-37-50, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO INFORMATION THAT MUST BE MADE AVAILABLE TO PARENTS OF NEWBORNS, SO AS TO INCLUDE SAFE SLEEP PRACTICES AND THE CAUSES OF SUDDEN UNEXPECTED INFANT DEATH SYNDROME IN THE INFORMATION THAT MUST BE PROVIDED. - ratified title"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 44-37-50, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO INFORMATION THAT MUST BE MADE AVAILABLE TO PARENTS OF NEWBORNS, SO AS TO INCLUDE SAFE SLEEP PRACTICES AND THE CAUSES OF SUDDEN UNEXPECTED INFANT DEATH SYNDROME IN THE INFORMATION THAT MUST BE PROVIDED. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "S 891"
citation: "South Carolina S 891 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hutto", "Shealy"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-01-11"
last_action: "2018-05-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e2042921-f3e7-4bbf-b19a-f2d251e9d501"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=891&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "9a1a6d6e2e7c490672a6dc597a459558678405bfa5562052dfcf329efd64e416"
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 891 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 44-37-50, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO INFORMATION THAT MUST BE MADE AVAILABLE TO PARENTS OF NEWBORNS, SO AS TO INCLUDE SAFE SLEEP PRACTICES AND THE CAUSES OF SUDDEN UNEXPECTED INFANT DEATH SYNDROME IN THE INFORMATION THAT MUST BE PROVIDED. - ratified title
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **1/11/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/891_20180111.htm)
2. **3/1/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/891_20180301.htm)
3. **3/2/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/891_20180302.htm)
4. **3/7/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/891_20180307.htm)
5. **3/8/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/891_20180308.htm)
6. **4/25/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/891_20180425.htm)
## Votes
- 2nd Reading — **420** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **1010** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Hutto — primary (person)
- Shealy — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-11** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-11** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-01** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2018-03-07** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-07** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-03-07** Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
- **2018-03-08** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2018-03-08** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-03-20** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-03-20** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-25** Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-05-02** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-05-02** Roll call Yeas-101 Nays-0
- **2018-05-03** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-05-14** Ratified R 217
- **2018-05-15** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-23** Effective date See Act
- **2018-05-31** Act No. 199
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e2042921-f3e7-4bbf-b19a-f2d251e9d501`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).