South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 3842
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Lowe, Willis, Caskey, Wooten, Rose, Huff, Sanders and Duncan
Document Path: LC-0254WAB25.docx
Introduced in the House on January 30, 2025
Introduced in the Senate on March 26, 2025
Last Amended on March 25, 2025
Medical Affairs
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
| Date | Body | Action Description with journal page number |
|---|---|---|
| 1/30/2025 | House | Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 32) |
| 1/30/2025 | House | Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 32) |
| 2/26/2025 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Willis, Caskey, Wooten, Rose, Huff |
| 2/27/2025 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Sanders, Duncan |
| 3/20/2025 | House | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 10) |
| 3/25/2025 | House | Amended (House Journal-page 58) |
| 3/25/2025 | House | Read second time (House Journal-page 58) |
| 3/25/2025 | House | Roll call Yeas-112 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 58) |
| 3/26/2025 | House | Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 16) |
| 3/26/2025 | Senate | Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 8) |
| 3/26/2025 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs (Senate Journal-page 8) |
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
01/30/2025
03/20/2025
03/25/2025
March 25, 2025
H. 3842
Introduced by Reps. Lowe, Willis, Caskey, Wooten, Rose, Huff, Sanders and Duncan
S. Printed 3/25/25--H.
Read the first time January 30, 2025
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A bill
TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 40-45-285 SO AS TO PROVIDE PHYSICAL THERAPISTS MAY CERTIFY THAT AN INDIVIDUAL IS HANDICAPPED AND DECLARE THAT THE HANDICAP IS TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT FOR PURPOSES OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S APPLICATION FOR A HANDICAPPED PLACARD.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 45, Title 40 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:
Section 40-45-285. A physical therapist may certify that an individual is handicapped and declare that the handicap is temporary for purposes of the individual's application for a handicapped placard.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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