South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

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H. 4635

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. B. Newton
Document Path: LC-0302VR26.docx

Introduced in the House on January 13, 2026
Introduced in the Senate on February 11, 2026
Last Amended on June 25, 2026
Currently residing in the Senate

Summary: Physical Fitness Services

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 42)
1/13/2026 House Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 42)
2/5/2026 House Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 4)
2/10/2026 House Read second time (House Journal-page 21)
2/10/2026 House Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 22)
2/11/2026 House Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 14)
2/11/2026 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 11)
2/11/2026 Senate Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs (Senate Journal-page 11)
4/30/2026 Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs (Senate Journal-page 10)
5/6/2026 Senate Amended (Senate Journal-page 110)
5/6/2026 Senate Committee Amendment Tabled (Senate Journal-page 110)
5/6/2026 Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 110)
5/7/2026 Senate Amended (Senate Journal-page 26)
5/7/2026 Senate Read third time and returned to House with amendments (Senate Journal-page 26)
5/7/2026 Senate Roll call Ayes-46 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 26)
5/12/2026 House Debate adjourned (House Journal-page 114)
5/13/2026 House Non-concurrence in Senate amendment (House Journal-page 170)
5/13/2026 House Roll call Yeas-0 Nays-109 (House Journal-page 170)
5/13/2026 Senate Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Corbin, Garrett, Tedder (Senate Journal-page 39)
5/14/2026 House Conference committee appointed B Newton, Davis, J Moore (House Journal-page 112)
6/25/2026 House Conference report received and adopted
6/25/2026 House Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-0
6/25/2026 Senate Conference report received and adopted (Senate Journal-page 27)
6/25/2026 Senate Roll call Ayes-38 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 27)
6/29/2026 Ratified R 272

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/17/2025
2/5/2026
4/30/2026
5/6/2026
5/7/2026
6/25/2026

NOTE: THIS IS A TEMPORARY VERSION. THIS DOCUMENT WILL REMAIN IN THIS VERSION UNTIL FINAL APPROVAL BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

(R272, H4635)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 44-79-60, RELATING TO PHYSICAL FITNESS SERVICE CONTRACTS, SO AS TO ALLOW THE USE OF ELECTRONIC NOTIFICATION FOR AUTOMATIC RENEWAL OF CONTRACTS.

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

Physical fitness service contracts

SECTION 1.    Section 44-79-60(4) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

(4) provide for a one-month automatic renewal option, which to be enforceable must be disclosed in bold type of at least fourteen-point font on the front page of the contract and must be initialed by the customer. The customer may accept the automatic renewal at the time the initial contract is executed by initialing an opt-in provision. No later than ten days before the expiration of the initial contract, the facility shall notify the customer in writing at the customer's last known address or electronically, by means specified in the initial contract, of the automatic renewal option which the customer selected at the time the initial contract was executed. Price may not increase or decrease in an automatically renewed contract without written notice to the customer of at least thirty but not more than sixty days prior to the effective date of the change in price;

Time effective

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

Ratified the 29th day of June, 2026.

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President of the Senate

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Speaker of the House of Representatives

Approved the _____________ day of _________________________________________2026.

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Governor

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