SC S 146
enactedSenator Roger A. Nutt Act, resident's rights in long-term care
South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did SC S 146 pass?
Yes. SC S 146 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-23): Act No. 111
What is SC S 146 about?
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "SENATOR ROGER A. NUTT ACT" BY AMENDING SECTION 44-81-40, RELATING TO RIGHTS OF RESIDENTS OF LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT RESIDENTS MAY DESIGNATE UP TO THREE PEOPLE WHO ARE PERMITTED TO VISIT THE RESIDENT IN THE EVENT THAT ACCESS TO THE FACILITY IS LIMITED OR PROHIBITED DUE TO A DECLARED STATE OF EMERGENCY ARISING FROM A DISASTER OR PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY. - RATIFIED TITLE
Who sponsors SC S 146?
Alexander, Walker, Kimbrell and 6 others are the primary sponsors of SC S 146.
Description
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "SENATOR ROGER A. NUTT ACT" BY AMENDING SECTION 44-81-40, RELATING TO RIGHTS OF RESIDENTS OF LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT RESIDENTS MAY DESIGNATE UP TO THREE PEOPLE WHO ARE PERMITTED TO VISIT THE RESIDENT IN THE EVENT THAT ACCESS TO THE FACILITY IS LIMITED OR PROHIBITED DUE TO A DECLARED STATE OF EMERGENCY ARISING FROM A DISASTER OR PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY. - RATIFIED TITLE
- Introduced
- 2025-01-14
- Latest action
- 2026-04-23 — Act No. 111
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Alexanderprimary
- Walkerprimary
- Kimbrellprimary
- Nuttprimary
- Corbinprimary
- Cromerprimary
- Matthewsprimary
- Martinprimary
- Zellprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-23
Act No. 111
2026-04-23
Effective date 04/06/26
2026-04-06
Signed By Governor
executive-signature
2026-04-01
Ratified R 119
2026-04-01
Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
2026-04-01
Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
2026-03-27
Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
passage,reading-3
2026-03-26
Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
2026-03-26
Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-0
2026-03-26
Read second time
reading-2
2026-03-26
Amended
amendment-passage
2026-03-25
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-30
Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
referral-committee
2025-04-30
Introduced and read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-04-29
Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
2025-04-29
Read third time and sent to House
passage,reading-3
2025-04-29
Amended
amendment-passage
2025-04-29
Committee Amendment Adopted
amendment-passage
2025-04-24
Read second time
reading-2
2025-04-18
Scrivener's error corrected
2025-04-15
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs
committee-passage-favorable
2025-01-14
Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
referral-committee
2025-01-14
Introduced and read first time
introduction,reading-1
2024-12-11
Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
referral-committee
2024-12-11
Prefiled
filing
Versions
Documents
Votes
3rd Reading
2025-04-29 · pass · 43-0
Member-level votes (46)
- Adams, Brian: yes
- Alexander, Thomas C.: yes
- Allen, Karl B.: yes
- Bennett, Sean M.: yes
- Campsen, George E., III: yes
- Cash, Richard J.: yes
- Chaplin, JD: yes
- Climer, Wes: yes
- Corbin, Thomas D.: yes
- Cromer, Ronnie W.: yes
- Davis, Tom: yes
- Devine, Tameika Isaac: yes
- Elliott, Jason: yes
- Fernandez, Tom: yes
- Gambrell, Michael W.: yes
- Garrett, Billy: yes
- Goldfinch, Stephen L.: yes
- Graham, Jeffrey R.: yes
- Grooms, Lawrence K.: yes
- Hembree, Greg: yes
- Hutto, Brad: yes
- Jackson, Darrell: yes
- Johnson, Michael: yes
- Kennedy, Carlisle: yes
- Kimbrell, Josh: yes
- Leber, Matthew W.: yes
- Massey, A. Shane: yes
- Matthews, Margie Bright: yes
- Nutt, Roger A.: yes
- Ott, Russell L.: yes
- Peeler, Harvey S., Jr.: yes
- Rankin, Luke A.: yes
- Reichenbach, Mike: yes
- Rice, Rex F.: yes
- Sabb, Ronnie A.: yes
- Stubbs, Everett: yes
- Sutton, Ed: yes
- Turner, Ross: yes
- Verdin, Daniel B., III: yes
- Walker, Overture: yes
- Williams, Kent M.: yes
- Young, Tom, Jr.: yes
- Zell, Jeff: yes
- Blackmon, Allen: excused
- Martin, Shane R.: excused
- Tedder, Deon T.: excused
Passage of Bill
2026-03-26 · pass · 110-0
Member-level votes (123)
- Chumley, William M.: yes
- Anderson, Carl L.: yes
- Atkinson, Lucas: yes
- Bailey, William H.: yes
- Ballentine, Nathan: yes
- Bamberg, Justin T.: yes
- Bannister, Bruce W.: yes
- Bauer, Heather: yes
- Beach, Thomas: yes
- Bernstein, Beth E.: yes
- Bowers, Phillip: yes
- Bradley, Jeff: yes
- Brewer, Gary S., Jr.: yes
- Brittain, Thomas C., Jr.: yes
- Burns, James Mikell: yes
- Bustos, Joseph M.: yes
- Calhoon, Paula Rawl: yes
- Caskey, Micajah P., IV: yes
- Chapman, Donald G.: yes
- Clyburn, William: yes
- Cobb-Hunter, Gilda: yes
- Collins, Neal A.: yes
- Cox, Brandon L.: yes
- Crawford, Heather Ammons: yes
- Cromer, April: yes
- Davis, Sylleste H.: yes
- Dillard, Chandra E.: yes
- Duncan, Adam L.: yes
- Edgerton, Sarita L.: yes
- Erickson, Shannon S.: yes
- Forrest, Cally R., Jr.: yes
- Frank, Stephen: yes
- Gagnon, Craig A.: yes
- Garvin, Kambrell H.: yes
- Gatch, Gil: yes
- Gibson, Daniel: yes
- Gilliam, Leon D.: yes
- Gilliard, Wendell G.: yes
- Gilreath, Thomas Lee: yes
- Govan, Jerry N., Jr.: yes
- Grant, Hamilton R.: yes
- Guest, Thomas Duval, Jr.: yes
- Guffey, Brandon: yes
- Haddon, Patrick B.: yes
- Hager, William: yes
- Hardee, Kevin: yes
- Harris, Robert J.: yes
- Hartnett, Thomas F., Jr.: yes
- Hartz, Charles V.: yes
- Henderson-Myers,, Rosalyn D., Ph.D. Herbkersman, William G.: yes
- Hewitt, Lee: yes
- Hiott, David R.: yes
- Hixon, William M.: yes
- Holman, Harriet A.: yes
- Hosey, Lonnie: yes
- Howard, Leon: yes
- Huff, William C.: yes
- Johnson, Jeffrey E.: yes
- Johnson, Jermaine L., Sr.: yes
- Jones, Wendell K.: yes
- Jordan, Wallace H., Jr.: yes
- Kilmartin, John Gregory: yes
- King, John Richard C.: yes
- Kirby, Roger K.: yes
- Landing, Kathy: yes
- Lastinger, John T., Jr.: yes
- Lawson, M. Brian: yes
- Ligon, Thomas R.: yes
- Long, Steven Wayne: yes
- Lowe, Phillip D.: yes
- Luck, Jason S.: yes
- Magnuson, Josiah: yes
- McCabe, Donald Ryan, Jr.: yes
- McCravy, John R., III: yes
- McDaniel, Annie E.: yes
- McGinnis, Timothy A.: yes
- Mitchell, Cody T.: yes
- Mitchell, Dianne: yes
- Moore, Travis A.: yes
- Moss, Dennis C.: yes
- Newton, Brandon: yes
- Newton, Wm. Weston J.: yes
- Oremus, Melissa Lackey: yes
- Pace, Jordan S.: yes
- Pedalino, Fawn M.: yes
- Pope, Thomas E.: yes
- Reese, Robert T.: yes
- Rivers, Michael F., Sr.: yes
- Robbins, Robby: yes
- Sanders, Richard Blake: yes
- Schuessler, Carla: yes
- Scott, Keishan M.: yes
- Sessions, Heath: yes
- Smith, G. Murrell, Jr.: yes
- Smith, Marvin: yes
- Stavrinakis, Leonidas E.: yes
- Taylor, Bill: yes
- Teeple, James E.: yes
- Terribile, Jackie R.: yes
- Vaughan, David: yes
- Waters, Courtney S.: yes
- Weeks, J. David: yes
- White, Joseph S.: yes
- Whitmire, William R.: yes
- Wickensimer, Paul B.: yes
- Williams, Robert Q.: yes
- Willis, Mark N.: yes
- Wooten, Chris: yes
- Yow, Richard L.: yes
- Ford, Greg: excused
- Martin, David: excused
- Montgomery, W. Scott, IV: excused
- Morgan, T. Alan, Jr.: excused
- Rankin, Luke S.: excused
- Spann-Wilder, Tiffany: excused
- Alexander, Terry: excused
- Hart, Christopher R.: excused
- Hayes, Jackie E.: excused
- Moore, JA: excused
- Neese, Mike M.: excused
- Rose, Seth: excused
- Rutherford, J. Todd: excused
- Wetmore, Elizabeth: excused
to concur
2026-04-01 · pass · 42-0
Member-level votes (45)
- Adams, Brian: yes
- Alexander, Thomas C.: yes
- Allen, Karl B.: yes
- Bennett, Sean M.: yes
- Blackmon, Allen: yes
- Bright, Lee: yes
- Campsen, George E., III: yes
- Cash, Richard J.: yes
- Chaplin, JD: yes
- Climer, Wes: yes
- Corbin, Thomas D.: yes
- Cromer, Ronnie W.: yes
- Davis, Tom: yes
- Devine, Tameika Isaac: yes
- Elliott, Jason: yes
- Fernandez, Tom: yes
- Garrett, Billy: yes
- Graham, Jeffrey R.: yes
- Grooms, Lawrence K.: yes
- Hutto, Brad: yes
- Jackson, Darrell: yes
- Johnson, Michael: yes
- Kennedy, Carlisle: yes
- Leber, Matthew W.: yes
- Martin, Shane R.: yes
- Massey, A. Shane: yes
- Matthews, Margie Bright: yes
- Ott, Russell L.: yes
- Peeler, Harvey S., Jr.: yes
- Rankin, Luke A.: yes
- Reichenbach, Mike: yes
- Rice, Rex F.: yes
- Sabb, Ronnie A.: yes
- Stubbs, Everett: yes
- Sutton, Ed: yes
- Tedder, Deon T.: yes
- Turner, Ross: yes
- Verdin, Daniel B., III: yes
- Walker, Overture: yes
- Williams, Kent M.: yes
- Young, Tom, Jr.: yes
- Zell, Jeff: yes
- Gambrell, Michael W.: excused
- Goldfinch, Stephen L.: excused
- Kimbrell, Josh: excused
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