H 4799 - South Carolina House (2025-2026) - Certificate of Need - Bill Sponsor

South Carolina House Bill 4799

Session 2025-2026

Certificate of Need

Introduced

Introduced in Senate on Mar 31, 2026

Sponsors

First Action

Dec 16, 2025

Latest Action

May 5, 2026

Origin Chamber

House

Type

Bill

Bill Number

4799

State

South Carolina

Session

2025-2026

Sponsorship by Party

Primary

Cody T. Mitchell

Primary

Courtney Waters

Primary

Jerry N. Govan, Jr.

Primary

Lastinger

Primary

M. Brian Lawson

Primary

Marvin "Mark" Smith

Primary

Micajah P. "Micah" Caskey, IV

Primary

Robert Q. Williams

Primary

Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope

Primary

Wendell G. Gilliard

Primary

House Votes (1)

Senate Votes (1)

checkPassed on March 26, 2026

Motion Text

Passage of Bill

House Roll Call Votes

Republicans

Democrats

Unknowns

Yes

Annie E. McDaniel

Yes

Yes

Beth E. Bernstein

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Brandon Michael Newton

Yes

Bruce W. Bannister

Yes

Cally R. "Cal" Forrest

Yes

Carl L. Anderson

Yes

Carla Schuessler

Yes

Chandra E. Dillard

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Christopher R. "Chris" Hart

Yes

Cody T. Mitchell

Yes

Craig A. Gagnon

Excused

Yes

Excused

Yes

Yes

Yes

Donald G. "Don" Chapman

Yes

Donald R. "Ryan" McCabe, Jr.

Yes

Elizabeth "Spencer" Wetmore

Excused

Fawn M. Pedalino

Yes

Ford, Greg

Excused

G. Murrell Smith, Jr.

Yes

Gary S. Brewer, Jr.

Yes

Yes

Gilda Cobb-Hunter

Yes

Yes

Yes

Excused

Heather Ammons Crawford

Yes

Yes

Henderson-Myers,, Rosalyn D., Ph.D.

Yes

Yes

J. Todd Rutherford

Excused

Excused

Jackie E. "Coach" Hayes

Excused

Jackie Terribile

Excused

James Mikell "Mike" Burns

Yes

Yes

Yes

Jeffrey A. "Jeff" Bradley

Yes

Jeffrey E. "Jeff" Johnson

Yes

Jermaine L. Johnson, Sr.

Yes

Jerry N. Govan, Jr.

Yes

John Gregory "Jay" Kilmartin

Yes

John R. McCravy, III

Yes

John Richard C. King

Yes

Yes

Joseph M. "Joe" Bustos

Yes

Joseph S. "Joe" White

Yes

Josiah Magnuson

Yes

Justin T. Bamberg

Yes

Kambrell H. Garvin

Yes

Yes

Yes

Lastinger, John T., Jr.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Leon D. "Doug" Gilliam

Yes

Yes

Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis

Yes

Yes

Excused

Excused

M. Brian Lawson

Yes

Yes

Marvin "Mark" Smith

Yes

Melissa Lackey Oremus

Yes

Micajah P. "Micah" Caskey, IV

Yes

Michael F. Rivers, Sr.

Yes

Mitchell, Dianne

Yes

Morgan, T. Alan, Jr.

Excused

Nathan Ballentine

Yes

Neal A. Collins

Yes

Neese, Mike M.

Excused

Patrick B. Haddon

Yes

Paul Wickensimer

Yes

Paula Rawl Calhoon

Yes

Excused

Phillip D. Lowe

Yes

Richard L. "Richie" Yow

Yes

Yes

Robert J. "Rob" Harris

Yes

Robert Q. Williams

Yes

Yes

Yes

Sanders, Richard Blake

Yes

Sarita Edgerton

Yes

Scott Montgomery

Excused

Scott, Keishan M.

Yes

Excused

Shannon S. Erickson

Yes

Yes

Steven Wayne Long

Yes

Sylleste H. Davis

Yes

Terry Alexander

Excused

Yes

Thomas C. "Case" Brittain, Jr.

Yes

Thomas Duval "Val" Guest, Jr.

Yes

Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope

Yes

Thomas F. "Tom" Hartnett, Jr.

Yes

Thomas R. "Randy" Ligon

Yes

Tiffany Spann-Wilder

Excused

Timothy A. "Tim" McGinnis

Yes

Travis A. Moore

Yes

Wallace H. "Jay" Jordan, Jr.

Yes

Waters, Courtney S.

Yes

Wendell G. Gilliard

Yes

Wendell K. Jones

Excused

William "Bill" Clyburn

Yes

William G. "Bill" Herbkersman

Yes

William H. Bailey

Yes

William M. "Bill" Chumley

Yes

William M. "Bill" Hixon

Yes

William R. "Bill" Whitmire

Yes

William Winston "Bill" Hager

Yes

Wm. Weston J. Newton

Yes

Summary

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 44-7-170, RELATING TO CERTIFICATE OF NEED EXEMPTIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT VETERANS HOMES OWNED OR OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS DO NOT REQUIRE A CERTIFICATE OF NEED.

Text (6)

12/17/2025

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4799_20251217.htm

03/25/2026

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4799_20260325.htm

03/26/2026

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4799_20260326.htm

03/31/2026

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4799_20260331.htm

04/30/2026

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4799_20260430.htm

Filed

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/4799.htm

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/4799.docx

Actions (19)

Show Only Major Actions

05/05/2026

Senate

Roll call Ayes-46 Nays-0

05/05/2026

Senate

Read second time

04/30/2026

Senate

Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs

03/31/2026

Senate

Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs

03/31/2026

Senate

Introduced and read first time

03/31/2026

South Carolina Legislature

Scrivener's error corrected

03/27/2026

House

Read third time and sent to Senate

03/26/2026

House

Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day

03/26/2026

House

Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-0

03/26/2026

House

Read second time

03/26/2026

House

Amended

03/26/2026

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Caskey, M.M.Smith, Williams, Gilliard, Waters

03/25/2026

House

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

03/25/2026

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Lastinger

01/20/2026

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Govan

01/13/2026

House

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

01/13/2026

House

Introduced and read first time

12/16/2025

House

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

12/16/2025

House

Prefiled

Sources

SC Legislature

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4799&session=126&summary=B

Open States

https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H4799/

Record Created

Dec 18, 2025 10:17:15 AM

Record Updated

May 6, 2026 1:12:22 AM