---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 3 TO CHAPTER 45, TITLE 40 ENTITLED THE \"PHYSICAL THERAPY LICENSURE COMPACT\"; TO PROVIDE FOR THE ENTRY OF SOUTH CAROLINA INTO THIS MULTI-STATE COMPACT, TO PROVIDE FOR THE STRUCTURE, FUNCTIONS, POWERS, AND DUTIES OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE COMPACT; TO PROVIDE THE OBLIGATIONS, BENEFITS, AND RIGHTS OF COMPACT MEMBERS; AND TO DESIGNATE THE EXISTING PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 45, TITLE 40 AS \"GENERAL PROVISIONS\". - ratified title"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 3 TO CHAPTER 45, TITLE 40 ENTITLED THE \"PHYSICAL THERAPY LICENSURE COMPACT\"; TO PROVIDE FOR THE ENTRY OF SOUTH CAROLINA INTO THIS MULTI-STATE COMPACT, TO PROVIDE FOR THE STRUCTURE, FUNCTIONS, POWERS, AND DUTIES OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE COMPACT; TO PROVIDE THE OBLIGATIONS, BENEFITS, AND RIGHTS OF COMPACT MEMBERS; AND TO DESIGNATE THE EXISTING PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 45, TITLE 40 AS \"GENERAL PROVISIONS\". - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "H 4799"
citation: "South Carolina H 4799 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brawley", "Davis", "Gilliard", "Howard", "King"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 23
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-31"
last_action: "2018-05-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bb94b8a6-3735-4448-8d5a-c8e3e1f4a10b"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4799&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "8004ee7cebbe07e7f4b29e47a3721f2d328ed953cb3d05d52ea608fbdf12896b"
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 4799 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 3 TO CHAPTER 45, TITLE 40 ENTITLED THE "PHYSICAL THERAPY LICENSURE COMPACT"; TO PROVIDE FOR THE ENTRY OF SOUTH CAROLINA INTO THIS MULTI-STATE COMPACT, TO PROVIDE FOR THE STRUCTURE, FUNCTIONS, POWERS, AND DUTIES OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE COMPACT; TO PROVIDE THE OBLIGATIONS, BENEFITS, AND RIGHTS OF COMPACT MEMBERS; AND TO DESIGNATE THE EXISTING PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 45, TITLE 40 AS "GENERAL PROVISIONS". - ratified title

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **1/31/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4799_20180131.htm)
2. **4/3/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4799_20180403.htm)
3. **4/4/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4799_20180404.htm)
4. **5/10/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4799_20180510.htm)
5. **5/3/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4799_20180503.htm)
6. **5/4/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4799_20180504.htm)
7. **5/9/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4799_20180509.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **85–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — **104–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Brawley — primary (person)
- Davis — primary (person)
- Gilliard — primary (person)
- Howard — primary (person)
- King — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-01-31** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-31** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-07** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gilliard, Davis
- **2018-04-03** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Brawley, King
- **2018-04-03** Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-04** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2018-04-05** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-04-05** Roll call Yeas-104 Nays-2
- **2018-04-10** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-04-11** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-04-11** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-03** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-05-04** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2018-05-09** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-05-09** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-05-09** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2018-05-10** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-05-10** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2018-05-10** Roll call Yeas-85 Nays-0
- **2018-05-14** Ratified R 268
- **2018-05-18** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-25** Effective date 05/18/18
- **2018-05-31** Act No. 226

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bb94b8a6-3735-4448-8d5a-c8e3e1f4a10b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).