AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-360, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PRESCRIPTIONS, SO AS TO REQUIRE WRITTEN PRESCRIPTIONS FOR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES TO BE WRITTEN ON TAMPER-RESISTANT PRESCRIPTION PADS, WITH EXCEPTIONS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. - ratified title
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Apr 2018
House Passage
May 2018
Senate Passage
Apr 2018
Signed into Law
May 2018
Introduced Feb 22, 2017
Signed May 17, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Amendments
2
May 17, 2018
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 3, 2018
Lower · Passed
Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
lower
Apr 26, 2018
Upper · Passed
Read third time and returned to House with amendments
upper
Apr 25, 2018
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Apr 19, 2018
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs
upper
Mar 21, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
upper
Mar 21, 2018
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Mar 21, 2018
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Mar 20, 2018
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Mar 8, 2018
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
lower
Mar 2, 2017
Committee
Recommitted to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
lower
Mar 2, 2017
Lower · Passed
Recalled from Committee on Education and Public Works
lower
Feb 22, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
lower
Feb 22, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
19 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Hixon
RRepublican
P
Bill Taylor
RRepublican
P
Chandra Dillard
DDemocratic
P
Chip Huggins
RRepublican
P
Daniel P. "Dan" Hamilton
RRepublican
P
Edward R. "Eddie" Tallon, Sr.
RRepublican
P
Eric M. Bedingfield
RRepublican
P
Gregory D. "Greg" Duckworth
RRepublican
P
Joshua A. Putnam
RRepublican
P
Katherine E. "Katie" Arrington
RRepublican
P
Lee Hewitt
RRepublican
P
Leola C. Robinson-Simpson
DDemocratic
P
Merita A. "Rita" Allison
RRepublican
P
P. Michael "Mike" Forrester
RRepublican
P
Phyllis J. Henderson
RRepublican
P
Raye Felder
RRepublican
P
Russell W. Fry
RRepublican
P
Shannon Erickson
RRepublican
P
William Scott Cogswell, Jr.
RRepublican
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