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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Teledentistry"
+description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 5 TO CHAPTER 15, TITLE 40 SO AS TO PROVIDE GUIDELINES FOR THE PRACTICE OF TELEDENTISTRY IN THIS STATE, TO OUTLINE UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT, AND TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS RELATED TO TELEDENTISTRY. - RATIFIED TITLE"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
+legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
+session: "2025-2026"
+identifier: "S 453"
+citation: "South Carolina S 453 (2025-2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Verdin"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 18
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2025-03-13"
+last_action: "2026-06-05"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/24ff46b9-4321-4479-accd-cac084db97b1"
+source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=453&session=126&summary=B"
+source_hash: "03a6f5da4d18be434df8e97710fb33221f904264d4eac84556fde577e86e6432"
+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 S 453 (2025-2026) — Teledentistry
+
+AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 5 TO CHAPTER 15, TITLE 40 SO AS TO PROVIDE GUIDELINES FOR THE PRACTICE OF TELEDENTISTRY IN THIS STATE, TO OUTLINE UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT, AND TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS RELATED TO TELEDENTISTRY. - 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/453.htm)
+2. **02/05/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/453_20260205.htm)
+3. **03/13/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/453_20250313.htm)
+4. **05/05/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/453_20260505.htm)
+5. **05/06/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/453_20260506.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Passage of Bill — **110–2** (pass) · lower
+- 2nd Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Verdin — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-03-13** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2025-03-13** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
+- **2026-02-05** Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-02-12** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2026-02-12** Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
+- **2026-02-17** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
+- **2026-02-18** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2026-02-18** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
+- **2026-05-05** Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-05-06** Scrivener's error corrected
+- **2026-05-07** Debate adjourned
+- **2026-05-12** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2026-05-12** Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-2
+- **2026-05-13** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
+- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 139
+- **2026-05-19** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2026-06-05** Effective date 05/19/26
+- **2026-06-02** Act No. 210
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/24ff46b9-4321-4479-accd-cac084db97b1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
+