S 455 South Carolina Senate · 2023-2024 Regular Session

Bloodborne Disease

Summary

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 44-29-230, RELATING TO TESTING REQUIRED WHEN A HEALTH CARE WORKER IS EXPOSED TO BLOODBORNE DISEASE, SO AS TO REPLACE REFERENCES TO PHYSICIAN WITH HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, TO INCLUDE DENTISTS IN THE DEFINITION OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, AND TO ADD HEPATITIS C TO THE LIST OF BLOODBORNE DISEASES. - RATIFIED TITLE

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2023

Committee Review

Apr 2024

Senate Passage

Mar 2023

House Passage

May 2024

Signed into Law

May 2024

Introduced Jan 26, 2023 Signed May 20, 2024

Floor votes · Senate Mar 9, 2023 · House May 8, 2024

How they voted

38–0

Passed · 5 other

Total votes 43

Mar 9, 2023

D Democratic12

11 Yea 1

91% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican30

26 Yea 4

86% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

May 20, 2024

Signed into law

Signed By Governor

legislature

May 9, 2024

Lower · Passed

Read third time and enrolled

lower

May 8, 2024

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (107-0-14)

house

Apr 25, 2024

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Mar 15, 2023

Committee

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

lower

Mar 15, 2023

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

Mar 14, 2023

Upper · Passed

Read third time and sent to House

upper

Mar 9, 2023

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (38-0-5)

senate

Mar 2, 2023

Upper · Passed

Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs

upper

Jan 26, 2023

Committee

Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs

upper

Jan 26, 2023

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors