South Carolina House Bill 3870

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 8-2)
Status: Passed on May 26 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-26 - Act No. 43
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #4) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 40-43-72 So As To Authorize The Permitting And Operation Of Narcotic Treatment Programs, To Establish Certain Requirements For Narcotic Treatment Programs And Their Associated Pharmacists, Practitioners, And Practitioner Agents, To Require The Board Of Pharmacy To Fulfill Certain Obligations, And For Other Purposes; And By Amending Section 44-53-720, Relating To Restrictions On Use Of Methadone, So As To Make Conforming Changes. - Ratified Title

Narcotic Treatment Programs

Rep. Christopher Wooten [R]	Rep. Shannon Erickson [R]	Rep. Micajah Caskey [R]	Rep. Nathan Ballentine [R]
Rep. John West [R]	Rep. William Hewitt [R]	Rep. Elizabeth Wetmore [D]	Rep. Chandra Dillard [D]
Rep. Marvin Smith [R]	Rep. Sylleste Davis [R]

2023-05-10 - Senate - Senate: 3rd Reading (Y: 40 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-04-05 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 109 N: 0 NV: 14 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-26		Act No. 43
2023-05-26		Effective date 05/16/23
2023-05-16		Signed By Governor
2023-05-11		Ratified R 51
2023-05-10	Senate	Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-1
2023-05-10	Senate	Read third time and enrolled
2023-05-09	Senate	Read second time
2023-05-04	Senate	Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs
2023-04-06	Senate	Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
2023-04-06	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2023-04-06	House	Read third time and sent to Senate
2023-04-05	House	Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0
2023-04-05	House	Read second time
2023-04-05	House	Amended
2023-04-04	House	Debate adjourned
2023-03-29	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
2023-02-08	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith, Davis
2023-02-02	House	Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
2023-02-02	House	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
40	43	72	(n/a)	See Bill Text
44	53	720	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3870&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3870_20230202.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3870_20230405.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3870_20230329.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3870_20230504.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/fiscalimpactstatements/H3870%202023-02-02%20introduced.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=22669
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=23110