republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2019-2020/h-4938.md

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type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	Electronic prescriptions	AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-360, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING IN PART TO ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTIONS, SO AS TO ADD CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS TO ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING REQUIREMENTS AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. - ratified title	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2019-2020	H 4938	South Carolina H 4938 (2019-2020)	bill		enacted	Ridgeway	8	24	3	2020-01-15	2020-10-02	openstates	ocd-bill/d7495bcd-16ff-43c2-b708-518c7a70e19d	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4938&session=123&summary=B	c254717d69f6f8100c3d6900cec3ab015c269e969ac5c86164f04cca4c8e035b	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina H 4938 (2019-2020) — Electronic prescriptions

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-360, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING IN PART TO ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTIONS, SO AS TO ADD CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS TO ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING REQUIREMENTS AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. - ratified title

Version chain

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

1. Filed (filed) — source
2. 1/15/2020 (committee substitute) — source
3. 2/20/2020 (committee substitute) — source
4. 2/24/2020 (committee substitute) — source
5. 3/3/2020 (committee substitute) — source
6. 3/4/2020 (committee substitute) — source
7. 9/15/2020 (committee substitute) — source
8. 9/16/2020 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Passage of Bill — 95–0 (pass) · lower
• 2nd Reading — 40–1 (pass) · upper
• Concur in Senate Amendments — 108–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Ridgeway — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2020-01-15 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2020-01-15 Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs referral-committee
• 2020-02-20 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs committee-passage-favorable
• 2020-02-24 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2020-02-26 Debate adjourned until Thur., 2-27-20
• 2020-03-03 Amended amendment-passage
• 2020-03-03 Read second time reading-2
• 2020-03-03 Roll call Yeas-95 Nays-0
• 2020-03-04 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2020-03-04 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2020-03-04 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2020-03-04 Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs referral-committee
• 2020-09-15 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs committee-passage-favorable
• 2020-09-16 Committee Amendment Adopted amendment-passage
• 2020-09-16 Read second time reading-2
• 2020-09-16 Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-1
• 2020-09-16 Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
• 2020-09-17 Read third time and returned to House with amendments passage, reading-3
• 2020-09-22 Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
• 2020-09-22 Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-0
• 2020-09-25 Ratified R 185
• 2020-09-28 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2020-10-02 Effective date 01/01/21
• 2020-10-02 Act No. 160

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d7495bcd-16ff-43c2-b708-518c7a70e19d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).