H 4600 South Carolina House · 2021-2022 Regular Session

Electro-convulsive therapy, third-party consent

Summary

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 44-22-40 AND 44-22-140, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PERSONS WHO MAY CONSENT ON BEHALF OF CERTAIN PATIENTS TO ELECTRO-CONVULSIVE THERAPY OR MAJOR MEDICAL TREATMENT, SO AS TO CONFORM THE ORDER OF PRIORITY OF SUCH PERSONS TO THE ORDER OF PRIORITY IN THE ADULT HEALTH CARE CONSENT ACT. - ratified title

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2022

Committee Review

Apr 2022

House Passage

Feb 2022

Senate Passage

May 2022

Signed into Law

May 2022

Introduced Jan 11, 2022 Signed May 16, 2022

Floor votes · Senate May 3, 2022 · House Feb 22, 2022

How they voted

39–1

Passed · 6 other

Total votes 46

May 3, 2022

D Democratic15

10 Yea 5

66% Yea

I Independent1

0% Nay

R Republican30

29 Yea 1 Nay

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 16, 2022

Signed into law

Signed By Governor

legislature

May 4, 2022

Upper · Passed

Read third time and enrolled

upper

May 3, 2022

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (39-1-6)

senate

Apr 21, 2022

Upper · Passed

Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs

upper

Feb 23, 2022

Committee

Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs

upper

Feb 23, 2022

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

Feb 23, 2022

Lower · Passed

Read third time and sent to Senate

lower

Feb 22, 2022

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (108-0-13)

house

Feb 17, 2022

Lower · Passed

Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs

lower

Jan 11, 2022

Committee

Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs

lower

Jan 11, 2022

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

Nov 17, 2021

Committee

Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors