# South Carolina H 3022: AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 43-21-130, RELATING TO THE LONG-TERM CARE COUNCIL, SO AS TO CORRECT REFERENCES TO CERTAIN AGENCIES WITH MEMBERSHIP ON THE COUNCIL; BY AMENDING SECTION 43-21-140, RELATING TO THE PURPOSE AND DUTIES OF COUNCIL, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE SHARING OF DATA WITH MEMBER AGENCIES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. South Carolina H 3022, AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 43-21-130, RELATING TO THE LONG-TERM CARE COUNCIL, SO AS TO CORRECT REFERENCES TO CERTAIN AGENCIES WITH MEMBERSHIP ON THE COUNCIL; BY AMENDING SECTION 43-21-140, RELATING TO THE PURPOSE AND DUTIES OF COUNCIL, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE SHARING OF DATA WITH MEMBER AGENCIES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES., is a 126th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Marvin "Mark" Smith (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-05-26 (Act No. 129) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-H3022-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: South Carolina H 3022 - State: South Carolina - Session: 126th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 43-21-130, RELATING TO THE LONG-TERM CARE COUNCIL, SO AS TO CORRECT REFERENCES TO CERTAIN AGENCIES WITH MEMBERSHIP ON THE COUNCIL; BY AMENDING SECTION 43-21-140, RELATING TO THE PURPOSE AND DUTIES OF COUNCIL, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE SHARING OF DATA WITH MEMBER AGENCIES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2024-12-05 - Last action: 2026-05-26, Act No. 129 - Sponsor: Marvin "Mark" Smith (Republican) - Cosponsors: 3 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (355 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary Long Term Care Council ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Long-Term Care Council membership and rules: benefit, low. The law sets who serves on the Long-Term Care Council. Members include the Governor; the heads of Social Services, Public Health, Behavioral Health (Mental Health and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities), Aging, and Health and Human Services; the Secretary of Veterans’ Affairs; and the chai… - Plan to improve long-term care access: benefit, low. The law requires member agencies to share needed data with the council. The council studies long-term care policy and can run research and demonstration projects. It develops recommendations for a statewide service system for all health‑impaired elderly or disabled people, no matter their resources… - Council cannot force state agencies: cost, low. The law limits the council’s power. It can recommend and coordinate plans, but it cannot direct or require any member agency to take action. Agencies do not have to adopt council recommendations. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Marvin "Mark" Smith (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Thomas Duval "Val" Guest, Jr. (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Roger K. Kirby (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Wm. Weston J. Newton (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-06 | House | (Long Term Care Council)Adopt Amendment 1A Amendment number 1A | pass | 118 | 0 | | | 2026-04-29 | Senate | (Long Term Care Council)2nd Reading | pass | 43 | 0 | | | 2025-02-13 | House | (Long Term Care Council)Passage of Bill | pass | 97 | | | | 2025-02-13 | House | (Long Term Care Council)Passage of Bill | pass | 97 | 0 | | ## Actions (24) - 2026-05-26: Act No. 129 (legislature) - 2026-05-26: Effective date 05/15/26 (legislature) - 2026-05-15: Signed By Governor (Governor) - 2026-05-14: Ratified R 168 (legislature) - 2026-05-07: Concurred in House amendment and enrolled (Senate) - 2026-05-06: Roll call Yeas-118 Nays-0 (House) - 2026-05-06: Returned to Senate with amendments (House) - 2026-05-06: Senate amendment amended (House) - 2026-04-30: Read third time and returned to House with amendments (Senate) - 2026-04-29: Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0 (Senate) - 2026-04-29: Read second time (Senate) - 2026-04-29: Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Introduced and read first time (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day (House) - 2025-02-13: Roll call Yeas-97 Nays-0 (House) - 2025-02-13: Read second time (House) - 2025-02-13: Amended (House) - 2025-02-12: Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs (House) - 2025-01-14: Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs (House) - 2025-01-14: Introduced and read first time (House) - 2024-12-05: Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs (House) - 2024-12-05: Prefiled (House) ## Bill text - Introduced: [HTML](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3022.htm) ## Related bills - S 0623: AN ACT TO EXEMPT GEORGETOWN COUNTY FROM CERTAIN BUILDING REQUIREMENTS AND TO ALLOW THE COUNTY TO INSTEAD ENFORCE AE STANDARDS IN GEORGETOWN COUNTY'S FLOOD DAMA… (became law) - S 0586: AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 172 OF 1995, RELATING TO THE KERSHAW COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT EACH MEMBER OF THE KERSHAW COUNTY TRANSPORTATIO… (signed) - H 5653: AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 843 OF 1952, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE LEE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, SO AS TO CLARIFY THE METHOD BY WHICH PERSONS FILE TO BECOME A CANDI… (signed) - S 1062: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE STATE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, RELATING TO DETERMINATION OF RATES OF TUITION AND FEES, DESIGNATED AS RE… (signed) - S 0779: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE THAT EACH MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL RECEIVE A MONTHLY LEGISLATIVE EXPENSE ALLOWANCE OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS; TO PROVID… (signed) - H 5261: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE FOR RECEIVING ALCOHOL SERVER TRAINING AS PROVIDED FOR IN CHAPTER 3, TITLE 61 TO MAY 1, 2026. (signed) ## Sources - [Introduced (HTML)](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3022.htm) ## Related - [S 0623: AN ACT TO EXEMPT GEORGETOWN COUNTY FROM CERTAIN BUILDING REQUIREMENTS AND TO AL…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-S0623-2025-2026) - [S 0586: AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 172 OF 1995, RELATING TO THE KERSHAW COUNTY TRANSPORTATION…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-S0586-2025-2026) - [H 5653: AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 843 OF 1952, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE LEE COUNTY BOARD O…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-H5653-2025-2026) - [S 1062: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE STATE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDU…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-S1062-2025-2026) - [S 0779: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE THAT EACH MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL RE…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-S0779-2025-2026) - [H 5261: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE FOR RECEIVING ALCOHOL SERVER TRAINING…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-H5261-2025-2026) - [South Carolina bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/south-carolina/bills) - [South Carolina state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/south-carolina) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-H3022-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).