South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 3947
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Hixon, Pedalino, McCabe, Vaughan and Taylor
Document Path: LC-0279WAB25.docx
Introduced in the House on February 11, 2025
Introduced in the Senate on March 4, 2025
Currently residing in the Senate
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
| Date | Body | Action Description with journal page number |
|---|---|---|
| 2/11/2025 | House | Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 9) |
| 2/11/2025 | House | Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry (House Journal-page 9) |
| 2/20/2025 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pedalino, McCabe, Vaughan |
| 2/26/2025 | House | Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry (House Journal-page 7) |
| 2/27/2025 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Taylor |
| 2/27/2025 | House | Read second time (House Journal-page 25) |
| 2/27/2025 | House | Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 25) |
| 2/27/2025 | House | Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day (House Journal-page 27) |
| 2/28/2025 | House | Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 3) |
| 3/4/2025 | Senate | Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 14) |
| 3/4/2025 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry (Senate Journal-page 14) |
| 3/27/2025 | Senate | Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry (Senate Journal-page 8) |
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
02/11/2025
02/26/2025
03/27/2025
Indicates New Matter
Committee Report
March 27, 2025
H. 3947
Introduced by Reps. Hixon, Pedalino, McCabe, Vaughan and Taylor
S. Printed 3/27/25--S.
Read the first time March 4, 2025
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The committee on Senate Labor, Commerce and Industry
To whom was referred a Bill (H. 3947) to amend the South Carolina Code of Laws by amending Section 40-57-340, relating to biennial continuing education requirements for licensure renewal by the Real, etc., respectfully
Report:
That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass:
THOMAS DAVIS for Committee.
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A bill
TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 40-57-340, RELATING TO BIENNIAL CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE RENEWAL BY THE REAL ESTATE COMMISSION, SO AS TO PROVIDE NONRESIDENT BROKERS AND NONRESIDENT ASSOCIATES WHO SUCCESSFULLY SATISFY CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS OF THEIR JURISDICTION OF RESIDENCE MAY BE EXEMPT FROM THE CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS OF THIS STATE WITH APPROVAL OF THE COMMISSION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 40-57-340(B)(1) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:
(1) Exempt from the biennial continuing education required by subsection (A) are:
(a) an associate who successfully completes a post-licensing course or takes a broker course is exempt for the renewal period during which the course was taken;
(b) a licensee while on inactive status;
(c) a broker or associate with twenty-five years or more of licensure in South Carolina who is sixty-five years of age or more may apply for an age and experience-based full continuing education waiver, and upon granting of the waiver, is exempt from the continuing education requirements of this chapter; or
(d) a broker or associate with a minimum of twenty-five years of licensure in South Carolina who may apply to be granted an experience-based partial continuing education waiver, and upon granting of the waiver, is required to complete only a mandatory four-hour core course biennially to maintain active licensure; or
(e) a nonresident broker or a nonresident associate who has successfully satisfied the continuing education requirements of their jurisdiction of residence may be exempt with approval of the commission.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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