South Carolina Senate Bill 449

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Passed on June 2 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-06-02 - Act No. 166
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 40-43-30, Relating To Definitions For The South Carolina Pharmacy Practice Act, So As To Provide A Definition For Collaborative Practice Agreements; By Adding Section 40-43-245 So As To Authorize Pharmacists And Physicians To Enter Into Collaborative Practice Agreements; By Amending Section 40-47-20, Relating To Definitions For Physicians And Miscellaneous Healthcare Professionals, So As To Provide A Definition For Collaborative Practice Agreements; By Adding Section 40-47-205 So As To Authorize Physicians And Pharmacists To Enter Into Collaborative Practice Agreements; And To Require The State Board Of Pharmacy And The State Board Of Medical Examiners To Promulgate Regulations Governing The Use Of Collaborative Practice Agreements And To Provide That Collaborative Practice Agreements May Not Be Implemented Until After The Regulations Are Effective. - Ratified Title

Collaborative Practice Agreements

Sen. Danny Verdin [R]

Sen. Joshua Kimbrell [R]

2026-03-26 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 108 N: 0 NV: 9 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2025-05-06 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 44 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-06-02		Act No. 166
2026-06-05		Effective date 05/18/26
2026-05-18		Signed By Governor
2026-05-14		Ratified R 138
2026-05-13	House	Ordered enrolled for ratification
2026-05-13	House	House recedes from amendment
2026-05-05	Senate	Non-concurrence in House amendment
2026-03-31		Scrivener's error corrected
2026-03-27	House	Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
2026-03-26	House	Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
2026-03-26	House	Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-0
2026-03-26	House	Read second time
2026-03-26	House	Amended
2026-03-25	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
2025-05-08	House	Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
2025-05-08	House	Introduced and read first time
2025-05-07	Senate	Read third time and sent to House
2025-05-06	Senate	Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
2025-05-06	Senate	Read second time
2025-04-30	Senate	Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs
2025-03-13	Senate	Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
2025-03-13	Senate	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
40	43	245	(n/a)	See Bill Text
40	43	30	(n/a)	See Bill Text
40	47	20	(n/a)	See Bill Text
40	47	205	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0449&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/449_20250313.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/449_20250430.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/449_20260325.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/449_20260326.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/449_20260331.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/449_20260513.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/fiscalimpactstatements/S0449%202025-03-13%20introduced.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=26132
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=27083