AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-160, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SCHEDULING OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, SO AS TO REQUIRE NOTIFICATION TO THE CODE COMMISSIONER OF CERTAIN SCHEDULING CHANGES; TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-280, RELATING TO REGISTRATIONS TO MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTE, OR DISPENSE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, SO AS TO ELIMINATE REGISTRATION RENEWAL GRACE PERIODS; TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-290, RELATING IN PART TO REGISTRATIONS ISSUED TO PRACTITIONERS TO DISPENSE NARCOTICS FOR MAINTENANCE OR DETOXIFICATION TREATMENTS AND TO NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS TO PRESCRIBE SCHEDULE V DRUGS, SO AS TO CHANGE CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS; TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-480, RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF NARCOTICS AND DANGEROUS DRUGS WITHIN THE SOUTH CAROLINA LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION (SLED), SO AS TO ELIMINATE ENFORCEMENT OF DRUG LAWS AS A FUNCTION OF DHEC; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 44-53-560 RELATING TO THE TRANSFER OF AGENTS FROM DHEC TO SLED. - ratified title
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Apr 2018
House Passage
May 2018
Senate Passage
May 2018
Signed into Law
May 2018
Introduced Jan 9, 2018
Signed May 18, 2018
Floor votes · Senate May 1, 2018
How they voted
21–0
Passed
Total votes 21
May 1, 2018
D
Democratic7
100% Yea
R
Republican14
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
11
Committee
5
Amendments
4
May 18, 2018
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 10, 2018
Lower · Passed
Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
lower
May 8, 2018
Upper · Passed
Read third time and returned to House with amendments
upper
May 1, 2018
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
May 1, 2018
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (21-0)
senate
Apr 26, 2018
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Apr 19, 2018
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs
upper
Mar 27, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
upper
Mar 27, 2018
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Mar 23, 2018
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Mar 22, 2018
Lower · Passed
Amended
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
Jan 9, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
lower
Jan 9, 2018
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Dec 13, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
lower
13 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chandra Dillard
DDemocratic
P
Chip Huggins
RRepublican
P
David Weeks
DDemocratic
P
Jay West
RRepublican
P
Lee Hewitt
RRepublican
P
Leola C. Robinson-Simpson
DDemocratic
P
Mandy Powers Norrell
DDemocratic
P
MaryGail K. Douglas
DDemocratic
P
Phyllis J. Henderson
RRepublican
P
Robert L. Ridgeway, III
DDemocratic
P
Russell W. Fry
RRepublican
P
Shannon Erickson
RRepublican
P
Todd K. Atwater
RRepublican
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