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type: "Bill"
title: "Recovery Housing"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 2 TO CHAPTER 49, TITLE 44 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG ABUSE SERVICES TO APPROVE A CREDENTIALING ENTITY TO DEVELOP AND ADMINISTER A VOLUNTARY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR RECOVERY HOUSING; TO REQUIRE THE APPROVED CREDENTIALING ENTITY TO ESTABLISH RECOVERY HOUSING CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES BASED UPON NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED QUALITY STANDARDS; AND TO DESIGNATE THE EXISTING SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 49 AS ARTICLE 1, ENTITLED \"GENERAL PROVISIONS\". - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 445"
citation: "South Carolina S 445 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Garrett", "Matthews"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 21
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-25"
last_action: "2024-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/db06ee08-dacc-4b4c-939d-42347b50fe53"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=445&session=125&summary=B"
source_hash: "6f95ef0e6a5031cc7ee42b504f33c1d5f412781a21b89fc349bec7e57a89805e"
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 445 (2023-2024) — Recovery Housing
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 2 TO CHAPTER 49, TITLE 44 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG ABUSE SERVICES TO APPROVE A CREDENTIALING ENTITY TO DEVELOP AND ADMINISTER A VOLUNTARY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR RECOVERY HOUSING; TO REQUIRE THE APPROVED CREDENTIALING ENTITY TO ESTABLISH RECOVERY HOUSING CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES BASED UPON NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED QUALITY STANDARDS; AND TO DESIGNATE THE EXISTING SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 49 AS ARTICLE 1, ENTITLED "GENERAL PROVISIONS". - 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/445.htm)
2. **01/25/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/445_20230125.htm)
3. **03/02/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/445_20230302.htm)
4. **03/03/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/445_20230303.htm)
5. **03/15/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/445_20230315.htm)
6. **03/16/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/445_20230316.htm)
7. **04/25/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/445_20240425.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **1100** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **380** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Garrett — primary (person)
- Matthews — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-25** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-01-25** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-02** Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-03** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2023-03-15** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-15** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-03-15** Roll call Ayes-38 Nays-0
- **2023-03-16** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-16** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2023-03-28** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-28** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-25** Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-02** Debate adjourned until Tues., 5-7-24
- **2024-05-07** Requests for debate-Rep(s). MM Smith, Hiott, Guffey, Sessions, Erickson, Carter, Davis, Hewitt, Jefferson
- **2024-05-08** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-05-08** Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-0
- **2024-05-09** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-15** Ratified R 183
- **2024-05-20** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-29** Effective date See Act for Effective Date
- **2024-05-29** Act No. 160
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/db06ee08-dacc-4b4c-939d-42347b50fe53`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).