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type: "Bill"
title: "Anatomical gifts, nondiscrimination in access"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 15 TO CHAPTER 43, TITLE 44 SO AS TO PROHIBIT DISCRIMINATION AGAINST INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES IN ACCESSING ANATOMICAL GIFTS AND ORGAN TRANSPLANTS; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS; TO ESTABLISH REQUIREMENTS AND PROHIBITED CONDUCT FOR COVERED ENTITIES, INCLUDING HOSPITALS AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT ORGANIZATIONS, WITH REGARD TO THE ORGAN TRANSPLANT PROCESS; TO CREATE CIVIL REMEDIES FOR VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE ARTICLE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 4597"
citation: "South Carolina H 4597 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bennett", "Brawley", "Bustos", "Hill", "Huggins", "M.M. Smith", "Matthews"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 26
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-11-17"
last_action: "2022-05-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/14d7de62-35a5-4cc4-904c-833b9c7c659a"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4597&session=124&summary=B"
source_hash: "8fb35c983e2c9c66b35256287a42f69ef071d3d08ccd8c673caa86b8c780ee72"
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 H 4597 (2021-2022) — Anatomical gifts, nondiscrimination in access
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 15 TO CHAPTER 43, TITLE 44 SO AS TO PROHIBIT DISCRIMINATION AGAINST INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES IN ACCESSING ANATOMICAL GIFTS AND ORGAN TRANSPLANTS; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS; TO ESTABLISH REQUIREMENTS AND PROHIBITED CONDUCT FOR COVERED ENTITIES, INCLUDING HOSPITALS AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT ORGANIZATIONS, WITH REGARD TO THE ORGAN TRANSPLANT PROCESS; TO CREATE CIVIL REMEDIES FOR VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE ARTICLE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. - ratified title
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/bills/4597.htm)
2. **11/17/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/4597_20211117.htm)
3. **2/17/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/4597_20220217.htm)
4. **4/26/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/4597_20220426.htm)
5. **5/4/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/4597_20220504.htm)
## Votes
- 2nd Reading — **41–0** (pass) · upper
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — **94–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bennett — primary (person)
- Brawley — primary (person)
- Bustos — primary (person)
- Hill — primary (person)
- Huggins — primary (person)
- M.M. Smith — primary (person)
- Matthews — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-11-17** Prefiled `filing`
- **2021-11-17** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-11** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-11** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-25** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hill
- **2022-01-26** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Matthews
- **2022-01-27** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Brawley
- **2022-02-17** Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-23** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2022-02-23** Roll call Yeas-94 Nays-0
- **2022-02-24** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-24** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-24** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-12** Recalled from Committee on Medical Affairs
- **2022-04-12** Committed to Committee on Banking and Insurance `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-26** Committee report: Favorable Banking and Insurance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-05-04** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2022-05-04** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2022-05-04** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
- **2022-05-05** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-05-11** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2022-05-11** Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-0
- **2022-05-12** Ratified R 215
- **2022-05-13** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-31** Effective date 05/13/22
- **2022-05-31** Act No. 163
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/14d7de62-35a5-4cc4-904c-833b9c7c659a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).