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South Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

H 4067: Hospital Emergency Departments

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

H 4067 is a bill introduced in the South Carolina House on February 20, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Hospital Emergency Departments. Primary sponsor: Sylleste Davis (Republican), Heath Sessions (Republican), Cal Forrest (Republican), Rosalyn Henderson-Myers (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (May 19, 2025): Act No. 49.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 44-7-268 SO AS TO REQUIRE ALL HOSPITALS WITH EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS TO HAVE AT LEAST ONE PHYSICIAN PHYSICALLY PRESENT ON SITE WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AT ALL TIMES THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IS OPEN. - RATIFIED TITLE

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Sylleste DavisPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse100
Heath SessionsPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse46
Cal ForrestPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Rosalyn Henderson-MyersPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse31

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Act No. 49
  2. Effective date 05/12/25
  3. Signed By Governor
  4. Ratified R 75
  5. Read third time and enrolled
  6. Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
  7. Read second time
  8. Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs
  9. Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
  10. Introduced and read first time
  11. Read third time and sent to Senate
  12. Roll call Yeas-115 Nays-0

Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source