South Carolina Senate Bill 8 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-08 - Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
Pending: Senate Medical Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend Chapter 1, Title 44, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, Relating To The Department Of Health And Environmental Control, So As To Rename The Chapter The "department Of Behavioral And Public Health" And To Reorganize The Chapter To Create The Division Of Public Health, To Delegate To The Division The Responsibilities Of The Department Of Health And Environmental Control Pertaining To Public Health, To Abolish The Department And Board Of Health And Environmental Control, To Provide For The Appointment Of A Director Of The Department By The Governor, And To Transfer Environmentally Related Responsibilities Of The Department Of Health And Environmental Control To The Division Of Environmental Control Of The Department Of Agriculture; To Amend Chapter 9, Title 44, Relating, In Part, To The Department Of Mental Health, So As To Create The Division Of Mental Health Within The Department Of Behavioral And Public Health, To Make Conforming Changes Reflecting The Transfer Of Responsibilities To The Division, And To Abolish The Department Of Mental Health And The Mental Health Commission; To Amend Chapter 49, Title 44, Relating To The Department Of Alcohol And Other Drug Abuse Services, So As To Create The Division Of Alcohol And Other Drug Abuse Services Within The Department Of Behavioral And Public Health, To Make Conforming Changes Reflecting The Transfer Of Responsibilities To The Division, And To Abolish The Department Of Alcohol And Other Drug Abuse Services; By Adding Chapter 57 To Title 46 So As To Create A Division Of Environmental Protection Within The Department Of Agriculture And Transfer To The Division The Divisions, Offices, And Programs Of The Department Of Health And Environmental Control That Perform Functions Related To Environmental Regulation And Protection; To Amend Section 46-3-10, Relating To The Duties Of The Department Of Agriculture, So As To Add The Administration Of The Division Of Environmental Protection; To Amend Section 1-30-10, As Amended, Relating To Departments Of State Government, So As To Delete The Department Of Alcohol And Other Drug Abuse Services, The Department Of Health And Environmental Control, And The Department Of Mental Health, And To Add The Department Of Behavioral And Public Health; To Amend Section 1-30-20, Relating To The Department Of Alcohol And Other Drug Abuse Services, So As To Change The Reference To The Department Of Behavioral And Public Health; And To Repeal Section 1-30-45 Relating To The Department Of Health And Environmental Control And Section 1-30-70 Relating To The Department Of Mental Health.

Department of Behavioral and Public Health

Sen. Harvey Peeler [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-08	Senate	Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
2019-01-08	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2018-12-12	Senate	Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
2018-12-12	Senate	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
1	30	10	(n/a)	See Bill Text
1	30	20	(n/a)	See Bill Text
1	30	45	(n/a)	See Bill Text
1	30	70	(n/a)	See Bill Text
46	3	10	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0008&session=123&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/8_20181212.htm