H 3691 South Carolina House · 2023-2024 Regular Session

Coroners - First Responders

Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 17-5-135 SO AS TO ALLOW CORONERS, DEPUTY CORONERS, OR CORONERS' DESIGNEES TO POSSESS AND ADMINISTER OPIOID ANTIDOTES UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; BY ADDING SECTION 44-130-90 SO AS TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF OPIOID ANTIDOTES BY CORONERS, DEPUTY CORONERS, AND CORONERS' DESIGNEES AND FOR THE REPORTING OF THEIR USE; BY AMENDING SECTION 17-5-510, RELATING TO DUTIES OF CORONERS AND MEDICAL EXAMINERS, SO AS TO RESTATE THE SECTION; AND BY ADDING SECTION 17-5-150 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CORONERS AND DEPUTY CORONERS ARE CONSIDERED PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS IF KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY. - RATIFIED TITLE
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Jan 12, 2023 Signed May 19, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 9, 2023 · House Apr 5, 2023

How they voted

440
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 46
May 9, 2023
D Democratic15
15 Yea
100% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican30
28 Yea 2
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
35
Key actions
11
Committee
5
Amendments
3
May 19, 2023
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
lower
May 10, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read third time and returned to House with amendments
upper
May 9, 2023
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
May 9, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
May 9, 2023
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (44-0-2)
senate
Apr 26, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
upper
Apr 17, 2023
Committee
Referred to Subcommittee: M.Johnson (ch), Sabb, Matthews, Talley, Adams
upper
Apr 6, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Apr 6, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Apr 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Apr 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 5, 2023
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (105-0-17)
house
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
lower
Jan 12, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
lower
Jan 12, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
51 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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