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---
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Rural Emergency Hospitals"
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description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 44-7-130, RELATING TO STATE HEALTH FACILITY LICENSURE ACT DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO ADD TO THE DEFINITION OF \"HOSPITAL\" ALL HOSPITALS THAT CONVERT TO RURAL EMERGENCY HOSPITALS. - 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 895"
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citation: "South Carolina S 895 (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", "Hutto", "Verdin"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2026-02-04"
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last_action: "2026-06-05"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0cdd7ab0-c20d-4341-8d09-36a01cf4f568"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=895&session=126&summary=B"
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source_hash: "eb69bab3b255bb70706badb8fa68621dee3e4204282781fa942b160e7c4225ea"
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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 895 (2025-2026) — Rural Emergency Hospitals
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 44-7-130, RELATING TO STATE HEALTH FACILITY LICENSURE ACT DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO ADD TO THE DEFINITION OF "HOSPITAL" ALL HOSPITALS THAT CONVERT TO RURAL EMERGENCY HOSPITALS. - 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/895.htm)
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2. **02/04/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/895_20260204.htm)
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3. **03/19/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/895_20260319.htm)
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4. **04/21/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/895_20260421.htm)
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## Votes
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- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passage of Bill — **108–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Alexander — primary (person)
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- Hutto — primary (person)
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- Verdin — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-02-04** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2026-02-04** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-19** Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-25** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-25** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
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- **2026-03-26** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-03-31** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2026-03-31** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2026-04-21** Recalled from Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
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- **2026-04-23** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-04-23** Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-0
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- **2026-04-23** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
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- **2026-04-24** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 162
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- **2026-05-18** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-06-05** Effective date 05/18/26
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- **2026-06-02** Act No. 181
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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/0cdd7ab0-c20d-4341-8d09-36a01cf4f568`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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