South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee

S 693 — Certificate of Need

Last action — Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced December 10, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

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Stalled 14% · moderate confidence

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  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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Summary

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 INCLUDE VETERAN NURSING HOMES IN THE LIST OF EXEMPTIONS.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

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Plain-language change summary

The revised version of Bill S 693 now includes veteran nursing homes in the list of facilities exempt from needing a certificate of need in South Carolina. This change is significant because it allows for easier and potentially faster development or expansion of these nursing homes, which can better serve veterans in need of care. By streamlining the process, the bill aims to enhance access to essential services for veterans, improving their quality of life.

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2025-2026 Bill 693 Text of Previous Version (Dec.
10, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly126th Session, 2025-2026Bill 693Indicates Matter StrickenIndicates New Matter(Text matches printed bills.
Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)                 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 INCLUDE VETERAN NURSING HOMES IN THE LIST OF EXEMPTIONS.
  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) Veteran nursing 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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Action History

  1. Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs

  2. Introduced and read first time

  3. Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs

  4. Prefiled

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 169 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (169)

169 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 693 do?
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 INCLUDE VETERAN NURSING HOMES IN THE LIST OF EXEMPTIONS.
Who sponsors S 693?
S 693 is sponsored by Senator Tom Young, Jr..
What is the current status of S 693?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced December 10, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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