republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2023-2024/h-3691.md

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Bill	Coroners - First Responders	AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 17-5-135 SO AS TO ALLOW CORONERS, DEPUTY CORONERS, OR CORONERS' DESIGNEES TO POSSESS AND ADMINISTER OPIOID ANTIDOTES UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; BY ADDING SECTION 44-130-90 SO AS TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF OPIOID ANTIDOTES BY CORONERS, DEPUTY CORONERS, AND CORONERS' DESIGNEES AND FOR THE REPORTING OF THEIR USE; BY AMENDING SECTION 17-5-510, RELATING TO DUTIES OF CORONERS AND MEDICAL EXAMINERS, SO AS TO RESTATE THE SECTION; AND BY ADDING SECTION 17-5-150 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CORONERS AND DEPUTY CORONERS ARE CONSIDERED PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS IF KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY. - RATIFIED TITLE	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2023-2024	H 3691	South Carolina H 3691 (2023-2024)	bill		enacted	Anderson B. Newton B.L. Cox Bailey Bannister Beach Blackwell Brittain Bustos Carter Caskey Collins Connell Cromer Davis Forrest G.M. Smith Gagnon Guest Guffey Hager Hardee Hayes Hewitt Hiott Hixon J.E. Johnson Jordan Kirby Landing Leber Ligon Long M.M. Smith McGinnis Mitchell Moss Nutt O'Neal Oremus Pace Pope Rutherford S. Jones Schuessler Sessions T. Moore Taylor Thayer Trantham Weeks White Yow	6	33	3	2023-01-12	2023-05-26	openstates	ocd-bill/e543cbe1-e39f-4004-a175-dcf863bdedb3	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3691&session=125&summary=B	595e259d6f9d5243ef22aca1266d68044bababaf074a839be998f00844428714	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina H 3691 (2023-2024) — Coroners - First Responders

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 17-5-135 SO AS TO ALLOW CORONERS, DEPUTY CORONERS, OR CORONERS' DESIGNEES TO POSSESS AND ADMINISTER OPIOID ANTIDOTES UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; BY ADDING SECTION 44-130-90 SO AS TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF OPIOID ANTIDOTES BY CORONERS, DEPUTY CORONERS, AND CORONERS' DESIGNEES AND FOR THE REPORTING OF THEIR USE; BY AMENDING SECTION 17-5-510, RELATING TO DUTIES OF CORONERS AND MEDICAL EXAMINERS, SO AS TO RESTATE THE SECTION; AND BY ADDING SECTION 17-5-150 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CORONERS AND DEPUTY CORONERS ARE CONSIDERED PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS IF KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY. - RATIFIED TITLE

Version chain

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

1. Filed (filed) — source
2. 01/12/2023 (committee substitute) — source
3. 03/29/2023 (committee substitute) — source
4. 04/05/2023 (committee substitute) — source
5. 04/27/2023 (committee substitute) — source
6. 05/09/2023 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• 2nd Reading — 44–0 (pass) · upper
• Passage of Bill — 107–0 (pass) · lower
• Concur in Senate Amendments — 114–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Anderson — primary (person)
• B. Newton — primary (person)
• B.L. Cox — primary (person)
• Bailey — primary (person)
• Bannister — primary (person)
• Beach — primary (person)
• Blackwell — primary (person)
• Brittain — primary (person)
• Bustos — primary (person)
• Carter — primary (person)
• Caskey — primary (person)
• Collins — primary (person)
• Connell — primary (person)
• Cromer — primary (person)
• Davis — primary (person)
• Forrest — primary (person)
• G.M. Smith — primary (person)
• Gagnon — primary (person)
• Guest — primary (person)
• Guffey — primary (person)
• Hager — primary (person)
• Hardee — primary (person)
• Hayes — primary (person)
• Hewitt — primary (person)
• Hiott — primary (person)
• Hixon — primary (person)
• J.E. Johnson — primary (person)
• Jordan — primary (person)
• Kirby — primary (person)
• Landing — primary (person)
• Leber — primary (person)
• Ligon — primary (person)
• Long — primary (person)
• M.M. Smith — primary (person)
• McGinnis — primary (person)
• Mitchell — primary (person)
• Moss — primary (person)
• Nutt — primary (person)
• O'Neal — primary (person)
• Oremus — primary (person)
• Pace — primary (person)
• Pope — primary (person)
• Rutherford — primary (person)
• S. Jones — primary (person)
• Schuessler — primary (person)
• Sessions — primary (person)
• T. Moore — primary (person)
• Taylor — primary (person)
• Thayer — primary (person)
• Trantham — primary (person)
• Weeks — primary (person)
• White — primary (person)
• Yow — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2023-01-12 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2023-01-12 Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs referral-committee
• 2023-01-18 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith, Davis, B.L.Cox, Pace
• 2023-01-23 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2023-01-24 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guest, Leber, J.E.Johnson, Pope, Brittain, McGinnis, Hardee, Hewitt, Jordan, Thayer, Anderson, Rutherford, Trantham, Bailey, Schuessler, Gagnon, Beach, Oremus, Forrest, S.Jones, Taylor, Hixon, Blackwell, Collins, Bannister, Hiott, Carter, O'Neal, Ligon, Guffey, Sessions, T.Moore, Nutt, Hayes
• 2023-01-25 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Yow, Mitchell, Connell, Hager
• 2023-01-26 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: B.Newton
• 2023-01-31 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White
• 2023-02-07 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Landing, Kirby
• 2023-02-09 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Moss, Bustos
• 2023-03-29 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Long, Caskey
• 2023-03-29 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs committee-passage-favorable
• 2023-03-30 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cromer, Weeks
• 2023-04-04 Debate adjourned
• 2023-04-05 Amended amendment-passage
• 2023-04-05 Read second time reading-2
• 2023-04-05 Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-0
• 2023-04-06 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2023-04-06 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2023-04-06 Referred to Committee on Judiciary referral-committee
• 2023-04-17 Referred to Subcommittee: M.Johnson (ch), Sabb, Matthews, Talley, Adams
• 2023-04-26 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary committee-passage-favorable
• 2023-05-09 Committee Amendment Adopted amendment-passage
• 2023-05-09 Amended amendment-passage
• 2023-05-09 Read second time reading-2
• 2023-05-09 Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
• 2023-05-10 Read third time and returned to House with amendments passage, reading-3
• 2023-05-11 Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
• 2023-05-11 Roll call Yeas-114 Nays-0
• 2023-05-17 Ratified R 83
• 2023-05-19 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2023-05-26 Effective date 05/19/23
• 2023-05-26 Act No. 66

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e543cbe1-e39f-4004-a175-dcf863bdedb3. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).