SC S 170
in committeeSurgical Smoke Evacuation System
South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did SC S 170 pass?
Not yet. SC S 170 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2025-03-20): Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
What is SC S 170 about?
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 44-7-387 SO AS TO REQUIRE A LICENSED FACILITY TO ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT POLICIES TO PREVENT EXPOSURE TO SURGICAL SMOKE BY REQURING THE USE OF A SMOKE EVACUATION SYSTEM.
Who sponsors SC S 170?
Hembree, Kimbrell, Stubbs and 5 others are the primary sponsors of SC S 170.
Description
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 44-7-387 SO AS TO REQUIRE A LICENSED FACILITY TO ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT POLICIES TO PREVENT EXPOSURE TO SURGICAL SMOKE BY REQURING THE USE OF A SMOKE EVACUATION SYSTEM.
- Introduced
- 2025-01-14
- Latest action
- 2025-03-20 — Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Hembreeprimary
- Kimbrellprimary
- Stubbsprimary
- Matthewsprimary
- Garrettprimary
- Adamsprimary
- Grahamprimary
- Zellprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2025-03-20
Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
referral-committee
2025-03-20
Introduced and read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-03-19
Scrivener's error corrected
2025-03-18
Read third time and sent to House
passage,reading-3
2025-03-18
Scrivener's error corrected
2025-03-13
Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
2025-03-13
Read second time
reading-2
2025-03-13
Committee Amendment Adopted
amendment-passage
2025-03-11
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
Versions
Documents
Votes
2nd Reading
2025-03-13 · pass · 41-0
Member-level votes (46)
- Blackmon, Allen: yes
- Adams, Brian: yes
- Alexander, Thomas C.: yes
- Allen, Karl B.: yes
- Bennett, Sean M.: 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
- 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
- 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
- Tedder, Deon T.: yes
- Turner, Ross: yes
- Verdin, Daniel B., III: yes
- Walker, Overture: yes
- Williams, Kent M.: yes
- Young, Tom, Jr.: yes
- Campsen, George E., III: excused
- Fernandez, Tom: excused
- Martin, Shane R.: excused
- Matthews, Margie Bright: excused
- Zell, Jeff: excused
Related bills
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