H 4760 South Carolina House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Abortion-Inducing Drugs

Summary

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 8 TO CHAPTER 41, TITLE 44 SO AS TO CREATE CRIMES AND ASSOCIATED PENALTIES REGARDING THE USE OF ABORTION-INDUCING DRUGS, WITH EXCEPTIONS; BY AMENDING SECTION 44-53-250, RELATING TO SCHEDULE IV CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, SO AS TO ADD MIFEPRISTONE AND MISOPROSTOL; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 44-53-370, RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE OFFENSES AND PENALTIES, SO AS TO CREATE CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR POSSESSION OF MIFEPRISTONE AND MISOPROSTOL, WITH EXCEPTIONS.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

House Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action May 7, 2026

Floor votes · House Feb 4, 2026

How they voted

81–18

Passed · 15 other

Total votes 114

Feb 4, 2026

D Democratic33

26 Yea 7

78% Yea

R Republican81

55 Yea 18 Nay 8

67% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Amendments

May 7, 2026

Upper · Passed

Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs

upper

May 7, 2026

Upper · Passed

Polled out of committee Medical Affairs

upper

Feb 5, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs

upper

Feb 5, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

Feb 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time and sent to Senate

lower

Feb 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Feb 4, 2026

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (81-18-15)

house

Jan 28, 2026

Lower · Passed

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary

lower

Jan 13, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

lower

Jan 13, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

Dec 16, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

lower

39 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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