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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Bloodborne Disease"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 44-29-230, RELATING TO TESTING REQUIRED WHEN A HEALTH CARE WORKER IS EXPOSED TO BLOODBORNE DISEASE, SO AS TO REPLACE REFERENCES TO PHYSICIAN WITH HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, TO INCLUDE DENTISTS IN THE DEFINITION OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, AND TO ADD HEPATITIS C TO THE LIST OF BLOODBORNE DISEASES. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 455"
citation: "South Carolina S 455 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Verdin"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-26"
last_action: "2024-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5a20e41f-739e-4fd9-b1dd-c4b5c85d6dff"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=455&session=125&summary=B"
source_hash: "c2512b20a2cc8f86e12733571fedbc8a24b77728b5a3f057a7d637ac19bb158b"
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 455 (2023-2024) — Bloodborne Disease
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 44-29-230, RELATING TO TESTING REQUIRED WHEN A HEALTH CARE WORKER IS EXPOSED TO BLOODBORNE DISEASE, SO AS TO REPLACE REFERENCES TO PHYSICIAN WITH HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, TO INCLUDE DENTISTS IN THE DEFINITION OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, AND TO ADD HEPATITIS C TO THE LIST OF BLOODBORNE DISEASES. - 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/455.htm)
2. **01/26/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/455_20230126.htm)
3. **03/02/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/455_20230302.htm)
4. **04/25/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/455_20240425.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **1090** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **380** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Verdin — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-26** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-01-26** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-02** Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-09** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-03-09** Roll call Ayes-38 Nays-0
- **2023-03-14** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-15** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-15** 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, Carter, Davis, B Newton, Sessions, Guffey, McCravy, West, Hewitt, Anderson, Long
- **2024-05-08** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-05-08** Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0
- **2024-05-09** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-15** Ratified R 184
- **2024-05-20** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-29** Effective date 05/20/24
- **2024-05-29** Act No. 161
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5a20e41f-739e-4fd9-b1dd-c4b5c85d6dff`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).