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type: "Bill"
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title: "Senator Roger A. Nutt Act, resident's rights in long-term care"
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description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE \"SENATOR ROGER A. NUTT ACT\" BY AMENDING SECTION 44-81-40, RELATING TO RIGHTS OF RESIDENTS OF LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT RESIDENTS MAY DESIGNATE UP TO THREE PEOPLE WHO ARE PERMITTED TO VISIT THE RESIDENT IN THE EVENT THAT ACCESS TO THE FACILITY IS LIMITED OR PROHIBITED DUE TO A DECLARED STATE OF EMERGENCY ARISING FROM A DISASTER OR PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY. - RATIFIED TITLE"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
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legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
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session: "2025-2026"
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identifier: "S 146"
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citation: "South Carolina S 146 (2025-2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Alexander", "Corbin", "Cromer", "Kimbrell", "Martin", "Matthews", "Nutt", "Walker", "Zell"]
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version_count: 8
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action_count: 25
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2024-12-11"
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last_action: "2026-04-23"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8aef0686-e13d-4955-8da7-a13a064c5c05"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=146&session=126&summary=B"
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source_hash: "b2e5eee956cd33ae72092df2312f83673fc50fd4929e7dd95c6e2841337c5f3d"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
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---
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# South Carolina S 146 (2025-2026) — Senator Roger A. Nutt Act, resident's rights in long-term care
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "SENATOR ROGER A. NUTT ACT" BY AMENDING SECTION 44-81-40, RELATING TO RIGHTS OF RESIDENTS OF LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT RESIDENTS MAY DESIGNATE UP TO THREE PEOPLE WHO ARE PERMITTED TO VISIT THE RESIDENT IN THE EVENT THAT ACCESS TO THE FACILITY IS LIMITED OR PROHIBITED DUE TO A DECLARED STATE OF EMERGENCY ARISING FROM A DISASTER OR PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY. - RATIFIED TITLE
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/146.htm)
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2. **03/25/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/146_20260325.htm)
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3. **03/25/2026-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/146_20260325a.htm)
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4. **03/26/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/146_20260326.htm)
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5. **04/15/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/146_20250415.htm)
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6. **04/18/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/146_20250418.htm)
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7. **04/29/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/146_20250429.htm)
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8. **12/12/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/146_20241212.htm)
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## Votes
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- Passage of Bill — **110–0** (pass) · lower
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- to concur — **42–0** (pass) · upper
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- 3rd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Alexander — primary (person)
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- Corbin — primary (person)
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- Cromer — primary (person)
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- Kimbrell — primary (person)
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- Martin — primary (person)
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- Matthews — primary (person)
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- Nutt — primary (person)
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- Walker — primary (person)
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- Zell — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-12-11** Prefiled `filing`
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- **2024-12-11** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-01-14** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2025-04-15** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-04-18** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2025-04-24** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-29** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-04-29** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-04-29** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-04-29** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
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- **2025-04-30** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-04-30** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-25** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-03-26** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-26** Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-0
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- **2026-03-26** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
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- **2026-03-27** Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-04-01** Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
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- **2026-04-01** Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
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- **2026-04-01** Ratified R 119
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- **2026-04-06** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-23** Effective date 04/06/26
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- **2026-04-23** Act No. 111
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8aef0686-e13d-4955-8da7-a13a064c5c05`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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