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type: "Bill"
title: "Electro-convulsive therapy, third-party consent"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 44-22-40 AND 44-22-140, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PERSONS WHO MAY CONSENT ON BEHALF OF CERTAIN PATIENTS TO ELECTRO-CONVULSIVE THERAPY OR MAJOR MEDICAL TREATMENT, SO AS TO CONFORM THE ORDER OF PRIORITY OF SUCH PERSONS TO THE ORDER OF PRIORITY IN THE ADULT HEALTH CARE CONSENT ACT. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 4600"
citation: "South Carolina H 4600 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bennett", "West"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-11-17"
last_action: "2022-05-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ad328236-85db-4d8f-8cb3-07e5af3326b9"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4600&session=124&summary=B"
source_hash: "47d06e178f565e6887722317ce2b5ab9e77b0bf312b3a54699c17aad69f07659"
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 4600 (2021-2022) — Electro-convulsive therapy, third-party consent
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 44-22-40 AND 44-22-140, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PERSONS WHO MAY CONSENT ON BEHALF OF CERTAIN PATIENTS TO ELECTRO-CONVULSIVE THERAPY OR MAJOR MEDICAL TREATMENT, SO AS TO CONFORM THE ORDER OF PRIORITY OF SUCH PERSONS TO THE ORDER OF PRIORITY IN THE ADULT HEALTH CARE CONSENT ACT. - 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/4600.htm)
2. **11/17/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/4600_20211117.htm)
3. **2/17/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/4600_20220217.htm)
4. **2/18/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/4600_20220218.htm)
5. **4/21/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/4600_20220421.htm)
## Votes
- 2nd Reading — **39–1** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **108–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bennett — primary (person)
- West — 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`
- **2022-02-17** Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-18** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2022-02-22** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2022-02-22** Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-0
- **2022-02-23** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-23** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-23** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-21** Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-05-03** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2022-05-03** Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-1
- **2022-05-04** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-05-12** Ratified R 216
- **2022-05-16** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-31** Effective date 05/16/22
- **2022-05-31** Act No. 192
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ad328236-85db-4d8f-8cb3-07e5af3326b9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).