republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2017-2018/s-918.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-360, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PRESCRIPTIONS, SO AS TO ESTABLISH LIMITATIONS FOR INITIAL OPIOID PRESCRIPTIONS; BY ADDING SECTION 44-53-1655 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL TO PROVIDE PRESCRIPTION REPORT CARDS TO PRACTITIONERS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-1650, RELATING TO CONFIDENTIALITY OF PRESCRIPTION MONITORING PROGRAM DATA, SO AS TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION FOR PURPOSES OF PRACTITIONER PRESCRIPTION REPORT CARDS. - ratified title"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-360, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PRESCRIPTIONS, SO AS TO ESTABLISH LIMITATIONS FOR INITIAL OPIOID PRESCRIPTIONS; BY ADDING SECTION 44-53-1655 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL TO PROVIDE PRESCRIPTION REPORT CARDS TO PRACTITIONERS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-1650, RELATING TO CONFIDENTIALITY OF PRESCRIPTION MONITORING PROGRAM DATA, SO AS TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION FOR PURPOSES OF PRACTITIONER PRESCRIPTION REPORT CARDS. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "S 918"
citation: "South Carolina S 918 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hembree", "M.B. Matthews", "Malloy", "Peeler"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 27
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-01-23"
last_action: "2018-05-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e88064c3-35a5-4322-a8a6-639b33883c1f"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=918&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "fdc5587afe3cb76fd07353863f896d17f17245bf62339a18c503f46570f8455c"
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 918 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-360, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PRESCRIPTIONS, SO AS TO ESTABLISH LIMITATIONS FOR INITIAL OPIOID PRESCRIPTIONS; BY ADDING SECTION 44-53-1655 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL TO PROVIDE PRESCRIPTION REPORT CARDS TO PRACTITIONERS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-1650, RELATING TO CONFIDENTIALITY OF PRESCRIPTION MONITORING PROGRAM DATA, SO AS TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION FOR PURPOSES OF PRACTITIONER PRESCRIPTION REPORT CARDS. - ratified title

## Version chain

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

1. **1/23/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/918_20180123.htm)
2. **3/20/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/918_20180320.htm)
3. **3/21/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/918_20180321.htm)
4. **3/29/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/918_20180329.htm)
5. **4/18/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/918_20180418.htm)
6. **4/24/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/918_20180424.htm)
7. **4/25/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/918_20180425.htm)
8. **4/3/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/918_20180403.htm)
9. **5/9/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/918_20180509.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
- to continue motion to carry over — **14–27** (fail) · upper
- to lay on the table motion to adjourn debate — **26–16** (pass) · upper
- to adopt amendment — **43–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **112–0** (pass) · lower
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **91–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hembree — primary (person)
- M.B. Matthews — primary (person)
- Malloy — primary (person)
- Peeler — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-23** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-23** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-20** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2018-03-28** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-03-29** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-29** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-29** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-03-29** Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
- **2018-04-03** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2018-04-05** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-04-05** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-18** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-24** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-24** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-04-24** Roll call Yeas-112 Nays-0
- **2018-04-25** Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-05-09** House amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
- **2018-05-09** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- **2018-05-09** Returned to House with amendments
- **2018-04-25** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2018-05-09** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2018-05-09** Roll call Yeas-91 Nays-0
- **2018-05-14** Ratified R 219
- **2018-05-15** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-23** Effective date See Act
- **2018-05-31** Act No. 201

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e88064c3-35a5-4322-a8a6-639b33883c1f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).