SC S0996 | 2021-2022 | 124th General Assembly

South Carolina Senate Bill 996 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 19 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-01-19 - Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
Pending: Senate Medical Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, By Adding Section 44-6-120 So As To Provide That Beginning January 1, 2022, An Adult Sixty-five Years Of Age Or Younger Whose Income Is At Or Below One Hundred Thirty-three Percent Of The Federal Poverty Level, With A Five Percent Income Disregard, Is Eligible For Medicaid As Provided For In The Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act, And Amendments To That Act.

Title

Medicaid

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-01-19	Senate	Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
2022-01-19	Senate	Introduced and read first time

Same As/Similar To

H3226 (Similar To) 2021-04-15 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rivers, S.Williams

Code Citations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
44	6	120	(n/a)	See Bill Text

South Carolina State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0996&session=124&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/996_20220119.htm