H 4067 South Carolina House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Hospital Emergency Departments

Summary

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 44-7-268 SO AS TO REQUIRE ALL HOSPITALS WITH EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS TO HAVE AT LEAST ONE PHYSICIAN PHYSICALLY PRESENT ON SITE WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AT ALL TIMES THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IS OPEN. - RATIFIED TITLE

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

May 2025

Signed into Law

May 2025

Introduced Feb 20, 2025 Signed May 12, 2025

Floor votes · Senate May 6, 2025 · House Mar 25, 2025

How they voted

44–0

Passed

Total votes 44

May 6, 2025

D Democratic11

11 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican33

33 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

May 12, 2025

Signed into law

Signed By Governor

legislature

May 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read third time and enrolled

upper

May 6, 2025

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (44-0)

senate

Apr 30, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs

upper

Mar 26, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs

upper

Mar 26, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

Mar 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time and sent to Senate

lower

Mar 25, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (111-0-7)

house

Mar 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs

lower

Feb 20, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs

lower

Feb 20, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

4 primary · 0 co-sponsors