2023-2024 Regular Session • South Carolina Legislature
H3691: Coroners - First Responders
Legislative Summary
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 17-5-135 So As To Allow Coroners, Deputy Coroners, Or Coroners' Designees To Possess And Administer Opioid Antidotes Under Certain Circumstances; By Adding Section 44-130-90 So As To Provide Procedures For The Administration Of Opioid Antidotes By Coroners, Deputy Coroners, And Coroners' Designees And For The Reporting Of Their Use; By Amending Section 17-5-510, Relating To Duties Of Coroners And Medical Examiners, So As To Restate The Section; And By Adding Section 17-5-150 So As To Provide That Coroners And Deputy Coroners Are Considered Public Safety Officers If Killed In The Line Of Duty. - Ratified Title
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Bill History
1/12/2023
Introduced and read first time
House of Representatives
1/12/2023
Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
House of Representatives
1/18/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith, Davis, B.L.Cox, Pace
House of Representatives
1/23/2023
Scrivener's error corrected
1/24/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guest, Leber, J.E.Johnson, Pope, Brittain, McGinnis, Hardee, Hewitt, Jordan, Thayer, Anderson, Rutherford, Trantham, Bailey, Schuessler, Gagnon, Beach, Oremus, Forrest, S.Jones, Taylor, Hixon, Blackwell, Collins, Bannister, Hiott, Carter, O'Neal, Ligon, Guffey, Sessions, T.Moore, Nutt, Hayes
House of Representatives
1/25/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Yow, Mitchell, Connell, Hager
House of Representatives
1/26/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: B.Newton
House of Representatives
1/31/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White
House of Representatives
2/7/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Landing, Kirby
House of Representatives
2/9/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Moss, Bustos
House of Representatives
3/29/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Long, Caskey
House of Representatives
3/29/2023
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
House of Representatives
3/30/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cromer, Weeks
House of Representatives
4/4/2023
Debate adjourned
House of Representatives
4/5/2023
Amended
House of Representatives
4/5/2023
Read second time
House of Representatives
4/5/2023
Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-0
House of Representatives
4/6/2023
Read third time and sent to Senate
House of Representatives
4/6/2023
Introduced and read first time
Senate
4/6/2023
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Senate
4/17/2023
Referred to Subcommittee: M.Johnson (ch), Sabb, Matthews, Talley, Adams
Senate
4/26/2023
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
Senate
5/9/2023
Committee Amendment Adopted
Senate
5/9/2023
Amended
Senate
5/9/2023
Read second time
Senate
5/9/2023
Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
Senate
5/10/2023
Read third time and returned to House with amendments
Senate
5/11/2023
Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
House of Representatives
5/11/2023
Roll call Yeas-114 Nays-0
House of Representatives
5/17/2023
Ratified R 83
5/19/2023
Signed By Governor
5/26/2023
Effective date 05/19/23
5/26/2023
Act No. 66
Roll Call Votes
House: Concur In Senate Amendments
5/11/2023
114
Yea
0
Nay
6
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: 2nd Reading
5/9/2023
44
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Passage Of Bill
4/5/2023
107
Yea
0
Nay
16
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/26/2023)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 48
Democrat: 5
Primary Sponsor
Murrell Smith
Republican
Co-Sponsors (52)
Marvin Smith
Republican
Sylleste Davis
Republican
Brandon Cox
Republican
Jordan Pace
Republican
Val Guest
Republican
Matthew Leber
Republican
Jeffrey Johnson
Republican
Thomas Pope
Republican
Thomas Brittain
Republican
Timothy McGinnis
Republican
Kevin Hardee
Republican
William Hewitt
Republican
Wallace Jordan
Republican
Anne Thayer
Republican
Carl Anderson
Democrat
Todd Rutherford
Democrat
Ashley Trantham
Republican
William Bailey
Republican
Carla Schuessler
Republican
Craig Gagnon
Republican
Thomas Beach
Republican
Melissa Oremus
Republican
Cally Forrest
Republican
Stewart Jones
Republican
Bill Taylor
Republican
William Hixon
Republican
Bart Blackwell
Republican
Neal Collins
Republican
Bruce Bannister
Republican
Davey Hiott
Republican
Jerry Carter
Republican
David O'Neal
Republican
Randy Ligon
Republican
Brandon Guffey
Republican
Heath Sessions
Republican
Travis Moore
Republican
Roger Nutt
Republican
Jackie Hayes
Democrat
Richard Yow
Republican
Cody Mitchell
Republican
Benjamin Connell
Republican
Bill Hager
Republican
Brandon Newton
Republican
Joe White
Republican
Kathy Landing
Republican
Roger Kirby
Democrat
Dennis Moss
Republican
Joseph Bustos
Republican
Steven Long
Republican
Micajah Caskey
Republican
April Cromer
Republican
David Weeks
Democrat