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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Human trafficking awareness and prevention training"
+description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 40-33-31 SO AS TO REQUIRE CERTAIN HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS AND PREVENTION TRAINING FOR LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES, REGISTERED NURSES, AND ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES; BY ADDING SECTION 40-47-39 SO AS TO REQUIRE CERTAIN HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS AND PREVENTION TRAINING FOR PHYSICIANS WHO PRACTICE IN CERTAIN FIELDS AND CERTAIN SETTINGS; AND BY ADDING SECTION 40-47-953 SO AS TO REQUIRE CERTAIN HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS AND PREVENTION TRAINING FOR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
+legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
+session: "2025-2026"
+identifier: "H 4343"
+citation: "South Carolina H 4343 (2025-2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Alexander", "Bauer", "Bernstein", "Calhoon", "Cobb-Hunter", "Crawford", "Cromer", "Davis", "Dillard", "Edgerton", "Erickson", "Henderson-Myers", "Holman", "Landing", "McDaniel", "Oremus", "Pedalino", "Schuessler", "Spann-Wilder", "Terribile", "Waters", "Wetmore"]
+version_count: 7
+action_count: 23
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2025-04-09"
+last_action: "2026-03-12"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5e95dc49-cd5a-4e65-ab67-186ff6629e50"
+source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4343&session=126&summary=B"
+source_hash: "cb1edbf260ae0c847418b69bd15fedd3d20152f9e42e02480350ce6c0ddd0f61"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
+---
+
+# South Carolina H 4343 (2025-2026) — Human trafficking awareness and prevention training
+
+AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 40-33-31 SO AS TO REQUIRE CERTAIN HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS AND PREVENTION TRAINING FOR LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES, REGISTERED NURSES, AND ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES; BY ADDING SECTION 40-47-39 SO AS TO REQUIRE CERTAIN HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS AND PREVENTION TRAINING FOR PHYSICIANS WHO PRACTICE IN CERTAIN FIELDS AND CERTAIN SETTINGS; AND BY ADDING SECTION 40-47-953 SO AS TO REQUIRE CERTAIN HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS AND PREVENTION TRAINING FOR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS. - RATIFIED TITLE
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/4343.htm)
+2. **02/19/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4343_20260219.htm)
+3. **02/25/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4343_20260225.htm)
+4. **04/09/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4343_20250409.htm)
+5. **05/01/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4343_20250501.htm)
+6. **05/05/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4343_20250505.htm)
+7. **05/06/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4343_20250506.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Passage of Bill — **111–0** (pass) · lower
+- Concur in Senate Amendments — **113–0** (pass) · lower
+- 2nd Reading — **42–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Alexander — primary (person)
+- Bauer — primary (person)
+- Bernstein — primary (person)
+- Calhoon — primary (person)
+- Cobb-Hunter — primary (person)
+- Crawford — primary (person)
+- Cromer — primary (person)
+- Davis — primary (person)
+- Dillard — primary (person)
+- Edgerton — primary (person)
+- Erickson — primary (person)
+- Henderson-Myers — primary (person)
+- Holman — primary (person)
+- Landing — primary (person)
+- McDaniel — primary (person)
+- Oremus — primary (person)
+- Pedalino — primary (person)
+- Schuessler — primary (person)
+- Spann-Wilder — primary (person)
+- Terribile — primary (person)
+- Waters — primary (person)
+- Wetmore — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-04-09** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2025-04-09** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
+- **2025-05-01** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-05-05** Scrivener's error corrected
+- **2025-05-06** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Alexander, Spann-Wilder
+- **2025-05-06** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2025-05-06** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2025-05-06** Roll call Yeas-111 Nays-0
+- **2025-05-07** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-05-07** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2025-05-07** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
+- **2026-02-19** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-02-25** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
+- **2026-02-25** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2026-02-25** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2026-02-25** Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
+- **2026-02-26** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
+- **2026-03-04** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
+- **2026-03-04** Roll call Yeas-113 Nays-0
+- **2026-03-05** Ratified R 111
+- **2026-03-09** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2026-03-12** Effective date 03/09/26
+- **2026-03-12** Act No. 106
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5e95dc49-cd5a-4e65-ab67-186ff6629e50`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
+