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South Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

S 895: Rural Emergency Hospitals

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

S 895 is a bill introduced in the South Carolina Senate on February 4, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Rural Emergency Hospitals. Primary sponsor: Danny Verdin (Republican), Tom Alexander (Republican), Brad Hutto (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (June 5, 2026): Effective date 05/18/26.

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 AMENDING SECTION 44-7-130, RELATING TO STATE HEALTH FACILITY LICENSURE ACT DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO ADD TO THE DEFINITION OF "HOSPITAL" ALL HOSPITALS THAT CONVERT TO RURAL EMERGENCY HOSPITALS. - RATIFIED TITLE

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Danny VerdinPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate9
Tom AlexanderPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Brad HuttoPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate40

“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. Effective date 05/18/26
  2. Act No. 181
  3. Signed By Governor
  4. Ratified R 162
  5. Read third time and enrolled
  6. Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
  7. Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-0
  8. Read second time
  9. Recalled from Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
  10. Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
  11. Introduced and read first time
  12. Read third time and sent to House

Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

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