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2025-2026 Bill 737 Text of Previous Version (Jan. 21, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 737

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TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING 
SECTION 15-73-10, RELATING TO LIABILITY OF SELLER FOR DEFECTIVE PRODUCT, SO AS 
TO INCLUDE CHINESE-MADE DIALYSATE OR DIALYSIS PRODUCTS ARE PER SE DEEMED TO BE 
IN A DEFECTIVE CONDITION AND UNREASONABLY DANGEROUS; BY ADDING SECTION 39-24-70 
SO AS TO MAKE IT UNLAWFUL TO SUBSTITUTE WITH CHINESE-MADE PRODUCTS; AND BY 
ADDING SECTION 44-53-60 SO AS TO MAKE IT UNLAWFUL FOR DIALYSATE OR DIALYSIS 
PRODUCT TO BE FROM CHINA OR TO CONTAIN ALUMINUM.

Be it enacted by the 
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 15-73-10 of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 Section 
15-73-10. (1) One who sells any 
product in a defective condition unreasonably dangerous to the user or consumer 
or to his property is subject to liability for physical harm caused to the 
ultimate user or consumer, or to his property, if:

 (a) 
Thethe seller is 
engaged in the business of selling such a product,; and

 (b) 
Itit is expected to and 
does reach the user or consumer without substantial change in the condition in 
which it is sold.

 (2) 
The rule stated in subsection (1) shall apply although:

 (a) 
Thethe seller has 
exercised all possible care in the preparation and sale of his product,; and

 (b) 
Thethe user or consumer 
has not bought the product from or entered into any contractual relation with 
the seller.

 (3) For the purposes of this section, a 
dialysate or dialysis product that has been manufactured in China and 
substituted in place of a product manufactured in the United States of America, 
or a dialysate or dialysis product containing any aluminum, shall be deemed per 
se in a defective condition and unreasonably dangerous.

SECTION 2. Chapter 24, Title 39 of the S.C. Code is amended by 
adding:

 Section 
39-24-70. It shall be unlawful for a practitioner to substitute a dialysate 
or dialysis product with one that has been manufactured in China or contains 
aluminum or other heavy metals within it for a patient who is under the age of 
twenty-one years old.

SECTION 3. Chapter 53, Title 44 of the S.C. Code is amended by 
adding:

 Section 
44-53-60. (A) A person shall not 
knowingly use, sell, prescribe, or distribute a dialysate or dialysis product from 
China or containing any aluminum within it to a patient under the age of twenty-one 
years of age.

 (B) The 
Department of Public shall promulgate regulations to administer and enforce the 
provisions of this section.

 (C) A 
person who knowingly sells, prescribes, or distributes a product in violation 
of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, must be fined 
not more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than one year. Each 
unlawful sale constitutes a separate violation.

SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon approval 
by the Governor.

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