South Carolina H 4799: SC Child Abuse Response Protocol Act

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2025-2026 Bill 4799 Text of Previous Version (Apr. 30, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 4799

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Committee Report

April 30, 2026

H. 4799

Introduced by Reps. Lawson, Cox, C. 
Mitchell, Pope, Govan, Lastinger, Caskey, M. M. Smith, Williams, Gilliard and 
Waters 

S. Printed 4/30/26--S.

Read the first time March 31, 2026

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The committee on Senate 
Medical Affairs

To whom was referred a Bill (H. 4799) to 
amend the South Carolina Code of Laws by amending Section 44-7-170, relating to 
certificate of need exemptions, so as to provide that veterans homes owned or, etc., 
respectfully

Report:

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

DANIEL VERDIN for 
Committee.

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A bill

TO AMEND THE 
SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 44-7-170, RELATING TO 
CERTIFICATE OF NEED EXEMPTIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT VETERANS HOMES OWNED OR 
OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS DO NOT REQUIRE A CERTIFICATE OF 
NEED.

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

SECTION 
1. Section 44-7-170(B) of the S.C. Code is amended 
to read:

 (B) This article does not apply to:

 (1) 
construction of a new hospital with up to fifty beds in any county currently 
without a hospital;

 (2) 
hospitals owned by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental 
Disabilities and operated by the Office of Mental Health and the Office of 
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, except an addition of one or more 
beds to the total number of beds of the predecessor departments' health care 
facilities existing on July 1, 1988;

 (3) 
any federal hospital sponsored and operated by this State;

 (4) 
hospitals owned and operated by the federal government.;

 (5) veterans' homes owned and operated 
by the South Carolina Department of Veterans' Affairs.

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval 
by the Governor.

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