Emergency prescription refills
Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-43-86, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO EMERGENCY REFILLS OF PRESCRIPTIONS BY PHARMACISTS, SO AS TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF A PRESCRIPTION THAT MAY BE REFILLED WHEN AUTHORIZATION FROM THE PRESCRIBER IS NOT OBTAINABLE FROM A TEN-DAY SUPPLY TO A FOURTEEN-DAY SUPPLY, TO PROVIDE RELATED LABELING REQUIREMENTS, AND TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS TO ACCOMMODATE CERTAIN PACKAGING CONSTRAINTS. - ratified title
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Jan 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 8, 2019
Signed Mar 24, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Jan 29, 2019 · House May 7, 2019
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 38
Jan 29, 2019
D
Democratic14
92% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican23
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
13
Committee
9
Amendments
4
Mar 24, 2020
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
Mar 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Conference report adopted
lower
Feb 25, 2020
Upper · Passed
Conference report received and adopted
upper
Jan 28, 2020
Upper · Passed
Conference committee appointed Alexander, Cromer, and Scott
upper
Jan 15, 2020
Lower · Passed
House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. Ridgeway, Spires, and Parks
lower
May 9, 2019
Introduced
Non-concurrence in House amendment
upper
May 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
lower
May 7, 2019
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 7, 2019
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (91-0-13)
house
May 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
lower
Jan 30, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
lower
Jan 30, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Jan 29, 2019
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Jan 24, 2019
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Jan 24, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Jan 17, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs
upper
Jan 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
upper
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Dec 12, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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