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H 4938 South Carolina House · 2019-2020 Regular Session

Electronic prescriptions

Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-360, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING IN PART TO ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTIONS, SO AS TO ADD CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS TO ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING REQUIREMENTS AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. - ratified title
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Sep 2020
House Passage
Sep 2020
Senate Passage
Sep 2020
Signed into Law
Sep 2020
Introduced Jan 15, 2020 Signed Sep 28, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Sep 16, 2020 · House Mar 3, 2020

How they voted

34–1
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 38
Sep 16, 2020
D Democratic14
12 Yea 1 Nay 1
85% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican23
21 Yea 2
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
10
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Sep 28, 2020
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
Sep 22, 2020
Lower · Passed
Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
lower
Sep 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and returned to House with amendments
upper
Sep 16, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Sep 16, 2020
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-1-3)
senate
Sep 15, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Mar 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Mar 3, 2020
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (80-0-26)
house
Feb 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
lower
Jan 15, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
lower
Jan 15, 2020
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Robert L. Ridgeway, III
Robert L. Ridgeway, III
DDemocratic
SC
64