Bill Sponsor
South Carolina Senate Bill 477
Session 2025-2026
Pharmacy access
Became Law
Became Law
Signed by Governor on May 18, 2026
Sponsors
First Action
Mar 20, 2025
Latest Action
May 27, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
477
State
South Carolina
Session
2025-2026
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Primary
Republican
Primary
Summary
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 WRITTEN JOINT PROTOCOLS BY THE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS AND THE BOARD OF PHARMACY TO AUTHORIZE PHARMACISTS TO DISPENSE SELF-ADMINISTERED HORMONAL CONTRACEPTIVES WITHOUT PATIENT-SPECIFIC WRITTEN ORDERS, SO AS TO INSTEAD PROVIDE THE DISPENSATIONS MAY BE MADE UNDER STANDING ORDERS OR WITHOUT STANDING ORDERS WHEN DISPENSED OR ADMINISTERED PURSUANT TO CERTAIN WRITTEN JOINT PROTOCOLS. - RATIFIED TITLE
05/27/2026
South Carolina Legislature
Act No. 167
05/27/2026
South Carolina Legislature
Effective date 05/18/26
05/18/2026
South Carolina Legislature
Signed By Governor
05/14/2026
South Carolina Legislature
Ratified R 142
05/13/2026
Senate
Ordered enrolled for ratification
05/13/2026
House
Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-15
05/13/2026
House
Conference report received and adopted
04/29/2026
Senate
Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
04/29/2026
Senate
Conference report adopted
04/14/2026
Senate
Conference committee appointed Davis, Matthews, and Garrett
04/02/2026
House
House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. Guest, Calhoon, and Bernstein
02/24/2026
Senate
Roll call Ayes-6 Nays-38
02/24/2026
Senate
Non-concurrence in House amendment
02/18/2026
House
Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
02/17/2026
House
Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-5
02/17/2026
House
Read second time
02/17/2026
House
Amended
02/11/2026
House
Debate adjourned
02/03/2026
House
Requests for debate-Rep(s). McCravy, Frank, Beach, Edgerton, Magnuson, Guffy, Terribile, Long
01/29/2026
House
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
05/08/2025
House
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
05/08/2025
House
Introduced and read first time
05/07/2025
Senate
Read third time and sent to House
05/06/2025
Senate
Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
05/06/2025
Senate
Read second time
04/30/2025
Senate
Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs
03/20/2025
Senate
Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
03/20/2025
Senate
Introduced and read first time
Sources
Record Created
Mar 20, 2025 9:34:21 PM
Record Updated
May 29, 2026 1:26:12 AM