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Officially: “AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 40-43-210, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF A "SELF-ADMINISTERED HORMONAL CONTRACEPTIVE" IN THE PHARMACY PRACTICE ACT, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION;” Read the full text
126th session (2025-2026)
What it does
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 40-43-210, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF A "SELF-ADMINISTERED HORMONAL CONTRACEPTIVE" IN THE PHARMACY PRACTICE ACT, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION; BY AMENDING SECTION 40-43-230, RELATING TO PHARMACISTS PERMITTED TO DISPENSE SELF-ADMINISTERED HORMONAL CONTRACEPTIVES IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, SO AS TO PROVIDE SUCH DISPENSATIONS MAY BE MADE PURSUANT TO CERTAIN WRITTEN JOINT PROTOCOLS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 40-43-240, RELATING TO
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Where it is
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Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 3) · Mar 20, 2025
Senate
Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs (Senate Journal-page 3) · Mar 20, 2025
Senate
Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs (Senate Journal-page 10) · Apr 30, 2025
Senate
Read second time (Senate Journal-page 60) · May 6, 2025
Senate
Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 60) · May 6, 2025
Senate
Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 38) · May 7, 2025
Senate
Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 48) · May 8, 2025
House
Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 48) · May 8, 2025
House
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary (House Journal-page 7) · Jan 29, 2026
House
Requests for debate-Rep(s). McCravy, Frank, Beach, Edgerton, Magnuson, Guffy, Terribile, Long (House Journal-page 17) · Feb 3, 2026
House
Debate adjourned (House Journal-page 19) · Feb 11, 2026
House
Amended (House Journal-page 16) · Feb 17, 2026
House
Read second time (House Journal-page 16) · Feb 17, 2026
House
Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-5 (House Journal-page 17) · Feb 17, 2026
House
Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments (House Journal-page 15) · Feb 18, 2026
House
Non-concurrence in House amendment (Senate Journal-page 25) · Feb 24, 2026
Senate
Roll call Ayes-6 Nays-38 (Senate Journal-page 25) · Feb 24, 2026
Senate
House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. Guest, Calhoon, and Bernstein (House Journal-page 2) · Apr 2, 2026
House
Conference committee appointed Davis, Matthews, and Garrett (Senate Journal-page 12) · Apr 14, 2026
Senate
Conference report adopted (Senate Journal-page 118) · Apr 29, 2026
Senate
Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 118) · Apr 29, 2026
Senate
Conference report received and adopted (House Journal-page 142) · May 13, 2026
House
Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-15 (House Journal-page 143) · May 13, 2026
House
Ordered enrolled for ratification (Senate Journal-page 25) · May 13, 2026
Senate
Ratified R 142 · May 14, 2026
Signed By Governor · May 18, 2026
Effective date 05/18/26 · May 27, 2026
Act No. 167 · May 27, 2026
The numbers
2
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
DavisOtt
Recorded votes
Adopt Conference ReportHouse · 2026-05-13 · Passed · Yeas 98, Nays 15, Excused Absence 4, Not Voting 7
Campsen, George E., IIISenate · 2026-04-29 · Passed
to concurSenate · 2026-02-24 · Failed · Ayes 6, Nays 38, Excused Absence 1
Passage of BillHouse · 2026-02-17 · Passed · Yeas 109, Nays 5, Excused Absence 1, Abstain 3, Not Voting 6
2nd ReadingSenate · 2025-05-06 · Passed · Ayes 44, Nays 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the South Carolina legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Act No. 167 (May 27, 2026).