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2025-2026 Bill 4189 Text of Previous Version (Apr. 15, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 4189

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Committee Report

April 15, 2026

H. 4189

Introduced 
by Reps. Davis and Herbkersman 

S. Printed 4/15/26--S.

Read the first time January 21, 2026

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The committee on Senate Medical 
Affairs

To whom was referred a Bill (H. 4189) to amend 
the South Carolina Code of Laws by amending Sections 1-3-240, 1-5-40, 1-11-20, 
1-23-600, 1-25-60, 2-13-240, 3-5-40, 3-5-50, 3-5-60, 3-5-70, 3-5-80, 3-5-90,, etc., 
respectfully

Report:

That they have duly and carefully considered 
the same, and recommend that the same do pass with amendment:

 Amend the 
bill, as and if amended, SECTION 100, by striking Section 44-1-100 and 
inserting:

 Section 44-1-100. AllIf so ordered, all sheriffs and constables in the 
several counties of this State and police officers and health officers of 
cities and towns mustmay 
aid and assist the Director of the Department of Public Health 
and Environmental Control and mustmay carry out and 
obey his orders, or those of the Department of Public Health and Environmental Control, to enforce and carry out any 
and all restrictive measures and quarantine regulations that may be prescribed. 
During a state of public health emergency, as defined in Section 44-4-130, the 
director may request assistance in enforcing orders issued pursuant to this 
chapter and pursuant to Chapter 4, Title 44, from the public safety authority, 
as defined in Section 44-4-130, other state law enforcement authorities, and 
local law enforcement. The public safety authority may request assistance from 
the South Carolina National Guard in enforcing orders made pursuant to this 
chapter or pursuant to Chapter 4, Title 44, which may 
be deployed or activated only upon order of the Governor.

Amend the bill 
further, SECTION 115, Section 44-4-130, by adding a subsection to read:

 (X) "Gene therapy" means any 
product that mediates its effects by transcription or translation of 
transferred genetic material or by integrating into the host genome and that 
are administered as nucleic acids, viruses, or genetically engineered microorganisms.

 (Y) "Vaccine" means a 
suspension of attenuated or killed microorganisms, or of antigenic proteins 
derived from them, that is administered for prevention, amelioration, or 
treatment of infectious diseases.

Amend the bill 
further, SECTION 117, by striking Section 44-4-510(A)(2) and inserting:

 (2) DHECDPH may isolate or quarantine, pursuant to the sections 
of this act and its existing powers under Section 44-1-140, any symptomatic person or person 
who has been exposed to the contagious disease for which the public health 
emergency has been declared whose refusal of physical examination or 
testing results in uncertainty regarding whether he or she has been exposed to or is infected with athe contagious or possibly contagious disease 
or otherwise poses a danger to public health.

Amend the bill 
further, SECTION 117, by striking Section 44-4-520(A)(1) and inserting:

 (1) to vaccinate persons as protection 
against infectious disease and to prevent the spread of contagious or possibly contagious disease;

Amend the bill 
further, SECTION 117, by striking Section 44-4-520(A)(3) and inserting:

 (3) to prevent 
the spread of contagious or possibly contagious disease, DHECDPH may isolate 
or quarantine, pursuant to the applicable sections of this act, symptomatic persons or 
persons exposed to the disease who are unable or unwilling for any 
reason (including, but not limited to, health, religion, or conscience) to 
undergo vaccination or treatment pursuant to this section.

Amend the bill 
further, SECTION 117, by striking Section 44-4-520(B) and inserting:

 (B) Vaccinations or treatment, or both, 
must be provided only to those individuals who agreeprovide consent to the vaccinations or treatment, or 
both.

Amend the bill 
further, SECTION 117, by striking Section 44-4-520(C)(1) and inserting:

 (C)(1) VaccinationVaccinations may be performed by any qualified person 
authorized by DHECDPH.

Amend the bill 
further, SECTION 117, Section 44-4-520, by adding a subsection to read:

 (E) For purposes of this section, 
"informed consent" means a written document that is signed and dated 
by an individual; or if the individual is a minor, by a parent or legal 
guardian; or if the individual is incapacitated or without sufficient mental 
capacity, by a designated health care agent pursuant to a health care power of 
attorney, that at a minimum includes:

 (1) an explanation of the vaccine or 
treatment that is written in language that is understandable to the average lay 
person;

 (2) a description of the potentia