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H4798 • 2026

Recovery Community Organizations

Recovery Community Organizations

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Sponsor
Rep. Dillard
Last action
2026-01-13
Official status
Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs ( House Journal-page 94 )
Effective date
Not listed

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Recovery Community Organizations

Recovery Community Organizations

What This Bill Does

  • Recovery Community Organizations

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-13 House

    Introduced and read first time ( House Journal-page 94 )

  2. 2026-01-13 House

    Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs ( House Journal-page 94 )

  3. 2025-12-16 House

    Prefiled

  4. 2025-12-16 House

    Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs

Official Summary Text

Recovery Community Organizations

Current Bill Text

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2025-2026 Bill 4798: Recovery Community Organizations - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 4798
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Dillard
Document Path: LC-0335VR26.docx
Introduced in the House on January 13, 2026
Currently residing in the House Committee on
Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
Summary: Recovery Community Organizations
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

Body

Action Description with journal page number

12/16/2025

House

Prefiled

12/16/2025

House

Referred to Committee on
Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs

1/13/2026

House

Introduced and read first time (
House Journal-page 94
)

1/13/2026

House

Referred to Committee on
Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
(
House Journal-page 94
)

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legislative information
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
12/17/2025

A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION
44-49-90
SO AS TO PROVIDE A DEFINITION FOR "RECOVERY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION."

B
e it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

S
ECTION 1.
A
rticle 1, Chapter 49, Title 44 of the S.C. Code is
amended by adding:

S
ection
44-49-90
.
(
A) For purposes of state
law, "recovery community organization" or "RCO" means an independent, nonprofit
organization led and governed by individuals from the local community who have
lived experience with substance use disorder recovery.

(
B) The purpose of an RCO is to mobilize resources,
provide peer support, and advocate for public policy that increases the
prevalence and quality of long-term recovery from substance use and behavioral
health conditions.

S
ECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval
by the Governor.

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