COVID-19 vaccines
Summary
A JOINT RESOLUTION TO ADDRESS THE LOW RATE OF ADMINISTRATION OF COVID-19 VACCINATIONS IN SOUTH CAROLINA BY DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL TO TEMPORARILY AUTHORIZE CERTAIN QUALIFIED HEALTH CARE WORKERS TO ADMINISTER CERTAIN APPROVED COVID-19 VACCINATIONS REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE HEALTH CARE WORKERS ARE OTHERWISE PROHIBITED FROM DOING SO UNDER ANY PROFESSIONAL SCOPE OF PRACTICE OR UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE PROVISION OF LAW IN THIS STATE.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Jan 2021
House Passage
Jan 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 12, 2021
Last action Jan 28, 2021
Floor votes · House Jan 27, 2021
How they voted
104–0
Passed · 17 other
Total votes 121
Jan 27, 2021
D
Democratic43
76% Yea
R
Republican78
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Jan 28, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
upper
Jan 28, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Jan 28, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Jan 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Jan 27, 2021
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (104-0-17)
house
Jan 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
Recalled from Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
41 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Chumley
RRepublican
P
Bill Hixon
RRepublican
P
Bobby Cox
RRepublican
P
Brandon Newton
RRepublican
P
Carl Anderson
DDemocratic
P
Chardale R. Murray
DDemocratic
P
Chris Wooten
RRepublican
P
Craig Gagnon
RRepublican
P
Doug Gilliam
RRepublican
P
Gilda Cobb-Hunter
DDemocratic
P
Jason Elliott
RRepublican
P
Jay West
RRepublican
P
Jeff Bradley
RRepublican
P
Jermaine Johnson
DDemocratic
P
Jerry Carter
RRepublican
P
Jerry Govan
DDemocratic
P
John King
DDemocratic
P
Joseph Jefferson
DDemocratic
P
Kimberly O. Johnson
DDemocratic
P
Lee Hewitt
RRepublican
P
Leon Howard
DDemocratic
P
Max Hyde
RRepublican
P
Michael Rivers
DDemocratic
P
Mike Burns
RRepublican
P
Murrell Smith
RRepublican
P
Neal Collins
RRepublican
P
Pat Henegan
DDemocratic
P
Patrick Haddon
RRepublican
P
Paula Calhoon
RRepublican
P
Randy Ligon
RRepublican
P
Richie Yow
RRepublican
P
Robert Williams
DDemocratic
P
Sandy N. McGarry
RRepublican
P
Seth Rose
DDemocratic
P
Stewart Jones
RRepublican
P
Travis Moore
RRepublican
P
Wendell Gilliard
DDemocratic
P
Wendy C. Brawley
DDemocratic
P
Westley P. "West" Cox
RRepublican
P
Will Wheeler
DDemocratic
P
William Scott Cogswell, Jr.
RRepublican
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