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South Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

H 4792: Insurance penalties and fees

In committee 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 4792 is a bill introduced in the South Carolina House on December 16, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Insurance penalties and fees. Primary sponsor: Heath Sessions (Republican), Cody Mitchell (Republican), Tommy Pope (Republican), Jay Kilmartin (Republican), Joe White (Republican), Val Guest (Republican), Bill Taylor (Republican), Brian Lawson (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 4, 2026): Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Lawson.

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.

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 38-2-10, RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF STATE AND FEDERAL INSURANCE LAWS IN THIS STATE, SO AS TO INCREASE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS BY INSURERS, PHARMACY BENEFITS MANAGERS, AND HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 38-71-2210, RELATING TO LICENSE REQUIREMENTS FOR PHARMACY BENEFITS MANAGERS, SO AS TO INCREASE LICENSE APPLICATION AND RENEWAL FEES.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 8

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Heath SessionsPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse46
Cody MitchellPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse65
Tommy PopePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse47
Jay KilmartinPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse85
Joe WhitePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse40
Val GuestPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse106
Bill TaylorPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse86
Brian LawsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse30

“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. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Lawson
  2. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Taylor
  3. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guest
  4. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White
  5. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Kilmartin
  6. Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
  7. Introduced and read first time
  8. Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
  9. Prefiled

Sources

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