A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-360, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PRESCRIBING LIMITATIONS, SO AS TO LIMIT INITIAL PRESCRIPTIONS OF AN OPIOID MEDICATION FOR ACUTE PAIN MANAGEMENT OR POSTOPERATIVE PAIN MANAGEMENT TO A FIVE-DAY SUPPLY, WITH EXCEPTIONS.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Mar 2018
House Passage
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2018
Last action Mar 27, 2018
Floor votes · House Mar 21, 2018
How they voted
99–0
Passed · 22 other
Total votes 121
Mar 21, 2018
D
Democratic43
72% Yea
R
Republican78
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Mar 27, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
upper
Mar 27, 2018
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Mar 22, 2018
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Mar 21, 2018
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Mar 21, 2018
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (99-0-22)
house
Mar 8, 2018
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
lower
Jan 10, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
lower
Jan 10, 2018
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
14 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chandra Dillard
DDemocratic
P
Chip Huggins
RRepublican
P
David Weeks
DDemocratic
P
Eric M. Bedingfield
RRepublican
P
Jay West
RRepublican
P
L. Kit Spires
RRepublican
P
Lee Hewitt
RRepublican
P
Mandy Powers Norrell
DDemocratic
P
MaryGail K. Douglas
DDemocratic
P
Phyllis J. Henderson
RRepublican
P
Russell W. Fry
RRepublican
P
Shannon Erickson
RRepublican
P
Todd K. Atwater
RRepublican
P
Todd Rutherford
DDemocratic
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