republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2025-2026/h-4188.md

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Bill	Coroners, disposition of unidentified or unclaimed remains	AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 17-5-590, RELATING TO DISPOSITION OF REMAINS OF UNIDENTIFIABLE DEAD BODIES BY CORONERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE CIRCUMSTANCES FOR WHEN A BODY IS UNIDENTIFIABLE AND WHEN A BODY IS UNCLAIMED, AND TO AUTHORIZE CORONERS TO CREMATE SUCH REMAINS THIRTY DAYS FROM THE DATE OF DISCOVERY. - RATIFIED TITLE	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2025-2026	H 4188	South Carolina H 4188 (2025-2026)	bill		enacted	B. Newton B.L. Cox Brewer C. Mitchell Davis Ford M.M. Smith Pope Robbins Yow	5	23	3	2025-03-20	2026-05-26	openstates	ocd-bill/426d42b1-7ac1-4d10-8dc6-8c2f9255311f	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4188&session=126&summary=B	4b2cfe2f9fae94dc3ae4bb4c63e35fde4258ab7710e7b3f04d3863c7c1f240de	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina H 4188 (2025-2026) — Coroners, disposition of unidentified or unclaimed remains

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 17-5-590, RELATING TO DISPOSITION OF REMAINS OF UNIDENTIFIABLE DEAD BODIES BY CORONERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE CIRCUMSTANCES FOR WHEN A BODY IS UNIDENTIFIABLE AND WHEN A BODY IS UNCLAIMED, AND TO AUTHORIZE CORONERS TO CREMATE SUCH REMAINS THIRTY DAYS FROM THE DATE OF DISCOVERY. - RATIFIED TITLE

Version chain

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

1. Filed (filed) — source
2. 02/05/2026 (committee substitute) — source
3. 03/20/2025 (committee substitute) — source
4. 04/29/2026 (committee substitute) — source
5. 05/05/2026 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Concur in Senate Amendments — 114–0 (pass) · lower
• 2nd Reading — 45–0 (pass) · upper
• Passage of Bill — 106–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• B. Newton — primary (person)
• B.L. Cox — primary (person)
• Brewer — primary (person)
• C. Mitchell — primary (person)
• Davis — primary (person)
• Ford — primary (person)
• M.M. Smith — primary (person)
• Pope — primary (person)
• Robbins — primary (person)
• Yow — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2025-03-20 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2025-03-20 Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs referral-committee
• 2026-01-28 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith, B.L.Cox, Brewer, Ford, Davis, Robbins
• 2026-02-05 Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-02-10 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Yow, C.Mitchell
• 2026-02-10 Read second time reading-2
• 2026-02-10 Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-0
• 2026-02-11 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2026-02-11 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2026-02-11 Referred to Committee on Judiciary referral-committee
• 2026-04-29 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-05-05 Committee Amendment Adopted amendment-passage
• 2026-05-05 Amended amendment-passage
• 2026-05-05 Read second time reading-2
• 2026-05-05 Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
• 2026-05-06 Read third time and returned to House with amendments passage, reading-3
• 2026-05-12 Debate adjourned
• 2026-05-13 Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
• 2026-05-13 Roll call Yeas-114 Nays-0
• 2026-05-14 Ratified R 191
• 2026-05-15 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2026-05-26 Effective date 05/15/26
• 2026-05-26 Act No. 145

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/426d42b1-7ac1-4d10-8dc6-8c2f9255311f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).