H 4069 South Carolina House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Patient-Friendly Billing

Summary

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 44-7-327 SO AS TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS PERTAINING TO PATIENT BILLING FOR HEALTH SERVICES AND SUPPLIES. - RATIFIED TITLE

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2026

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

Jun 2026

Introduced Feb 20, 2025 Signed Jun 30, 2026

Floor votes · Senate May 7, 2026 · House Mar 25, 2025

How they voted

45–0

Passed

Total votes 45

May 7, 2026

D Democratic12

12 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican33

33 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jun 30, 2026

Signed into law

Signed By Governor

legislature

Jun 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

Conference report received and adopted

lower

May 14, 2026

Upper · Passed

Conference committee appointed Cash, Garrett, Ott

upper

May 14, 2026

Lower · Passed

House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. Davis, Sessions, Waters

lower

May 14, 2026

Introduced

Non-concurrence in House amendment

upper

May 14, 2026

Introduced

Returned to Senate with amendments

lower

May 14, 2026

Amended

Senate amendment amended

lower

May 12, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read third time and returned to House with amendments

upper

May 7, 2026

Upper · Passed

Amended

upper

May 7, 2026

Upper · Passed

Committee Amendment Adopted

upper

May 7, 2026

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (45-0)

senate

Apr 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs

upper

Mar 26, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs

upper

Mar 26, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

Mar 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time and sent to Senate

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Mar 25, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (112-0-6)

house

Mar 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Feb 20, 2025

Committee

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

lower

Feb 20, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors