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SC H 3948

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Personal Needs Allowance

South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did SC H 3948 pass?

Not yet. SC H 3948 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2025-04-10): Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Taylor

What is SC H 3948 about?

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 44-7-95 SO AS TO INCREASE THE PERSONAL NEEDS ALLOWANCE FOR NURSING HOME RESIDENTS.

Who sponsors SC H 3948?

M.M. Smith, Chapman, Gagnon and 11 others are the primary sponsors of SC H 3948.

Description

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 44-7-95 SO AS TO INCREASE THE PERSONAL NEEDS ALLOWANCE FOR NURSING HOME RESIDENTS.

Introduced
2025-02-11
Latest action
2025-04-10 — Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Taylor
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • M.M. Smithprimary
  • Chapmanprimary
  • Gagnonprimary
  • Luckprimary
  • Weeksprimary
  • Alexanderprimary
  • Bauerprimary
  • Bernsteinprimary
  • Vaughanprimary
  • Pedalinoprimary
  • Govanprimary
  • Wickensimerprimary
  • Willisprimary
  • Taylorprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-04-10

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Taylor

  2. 2025-04-09

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Willis

  3. 2025-04-08

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Govan, Wickensimer

  4. 2025-04-03

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Vaughan, Pedalino

  5. 2025-04-02

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Luck, Weeks, Alexander, Bauer, Bernstein

  6. 2025-03-25

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Chapman, Gagnon

  7. 2025-02-11

    Referred to Committee on Ways and Means

    referral-committee

  8. 2025-02-11

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

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Related bills

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Official source

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3948&session=126&summary=B

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