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type: "Bill"
title: "Narcotic Treatment Programs"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 40-43-72 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE PERMITTING AND OPERATION OF NARCOTIC TREATMENT PROGRAMS, TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR NARCOTIC TREATMENT PROGRAMS AND THEIR ASSOCIATED PHARMACISTS, PRACTITIONERS, AND PRACTITIONER AGENTS, TO REQUIRE THE BOARD OF PHARMACY TO FULFILL CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 44-53-720, RELATING TO RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF METHADONE, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 3870"
citation: "South Carolina H 3870 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ballentine", "Caskey", "Davis", "Dillard", "Erickson", "Hewitt", "M.M. Smith", "West", "Wetmore", "Wooten"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-02-02"
last_action: "2023-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/53213240-f8d2-45f6-b7a4-ddc4613883ea"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3870&session=125&summary=B"
source_hash: "6d71f054727011b8f1320a3bd0c02a009e32acb01d57374937ca33be25a6445e"
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 3870 (2023-2024) — Narcotic Treatment Programs
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 40-43-72 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE PERMITTING AND OPERATION OF NARCOTIC TREATMENT PROGRAMS, TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR NARCOTIC TREATMENT PROGRAMS AND THEIR ASSOCIATED PHARMACISTS, PRACTITIONERS, AND PRACTITIONER AGENTS, TO REQUIRE THE BOARD OF PHARMACY TO FULFILL CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 44-53-720, RELATING TO RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF METHADONE, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES. - 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/sess125_2023-2024/bills/3870.htm)
2. **2/2/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3870_20230202.htm)
3. **3/29/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3870_20230329.htm)
4. **4/5/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3870_20230405.htm)
5. **5/4/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3870_20230504.htm)
## Votes
- 3rd Reading — **40–1** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **109–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Ballentine — primary (person)
- Caskey — primary (person)
- Davis — primary (person)
- Dillard — primary (person)
- Erickson — primary (person)
- Hewitt — primary (person)
- M.M. Smith — primary (person)
- West — primary (person)
- Wetmore — primary (person)
- Wooten — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-02** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-02-02** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-08** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith, Davis
- **2023-03-29** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **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-109 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 Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-04** Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-09** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-10** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-10** Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-1
- **2023-05-11** Ratified R 51
- **2023-05-16** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-26** Effective date 05/16/23
- **2023-05-26** Act No. 43
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/53213240-f8d2-45f6-b7a4-ddc4613883ea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).