South Carolina House Bill 4646

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-02-25 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: W.Newton
Pending: House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "nursing Home Virtual Visitation Act" By Adding Chapter 83 To Title 44 So As To Allow Residents Of Nursing Homes To Authorize The Installation And Use Of A Monitoring Device In Their Room, With Exceptions; To Provide Certain Protections From Civil Liability For Conduct Authorized By This Chapter; To Require Notice To Visitors And Other Residents Of The Use Of Monitoring Devices; And For Other Purposes; And By Amending Section 44-81-40, Relating To Rights Of Nursing Home Residents, So As To Add The Right To Use A Monitoring Device As A Right For Residents Of Nursing Homes.

Nursing Homes

Rep. Paula Rawl Calhoon [R]	Rep. Cody Mitchell [R]	Rep. Thomas Pope [R]	Rep. Tiffany Spann-Wilder [D]
Rep. Weston Newton [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-25	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: W.Newton
2026-01-13	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
2026-01-13	House	Introduced and read first time
2025-12-16	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
2025-12-16	House	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
44	81	40	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4646&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4646_20251217.htm