---
type: "Bill"
title: "Athletic Trainers' Act, definitions"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 44-75-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO TERMS DEFINED IN THE ATHLETIC TRAINERS' ACT OF SOUTH CAROLINA, SO AS TO CHANGE THE DEFINITION OF \"ATHLETIC TRAINER\"; TO AMEND SECTION 44-75-50, RELATING TO CERTIFICATION OF ATHLETIC TRAINERS, SO AS TO REVISE THE NAME OF THE REQUIRED EXAMINATION; TO AMEND SECTION 44-75-100, RELATING TO EMPLOYEES OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE CONSIDERED ATHLETIC TRAINERS, SO AS TO ADD CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 44-75-120, RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR VIOLATING A PROVISION OF THE ACT, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL TO TAKE CERTAIN DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS, INCLUDING THE IMPOSITION OF MONETARY PENALTIES. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "H 3621"
citation: "South Carolina H 3621 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["D.C. Moss", "Erickson", "V.S. Moss", "W. Cox"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-16"
last_action: "2019-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8fa79378-336d-4943-9f0f-af4334382cb4"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3621&session=123&summary=B"
source_hash: "ee7178d1ee86fe229de40c406591da866ef3b1d2a6852e25e818b79149e6d956"
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 3621 (2019-2020) — Athletic Trainers' Act, definitions

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 44-75-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO TERMS DEFINED IN THE ATHLETIC TRAINERS' ACT OF SOUTH CAROLINA, SO AS TO CHANGE THE DEFINITION OF "ATHLETIC TRAINER"; TO AMEND SECTION 44-75-50, RELATING TO CERTIFICATION OF ATHLETIC TRAINERS, SO AS TO REVISE THE NAME OF THE REQUIRED EXAMINATION; TO AMEND SECTION 44-75-100, RELATING TO EMPLOYEES OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE CONSIDERED ATHLETIC TRAINERS, SO AS TO ADD CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 44-75-120, RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR VIOLATING A PROVISION OF THE ACT, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL TO TAKE CERTAIN DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS, INCLUDING THE IMPOSITION OF MONETARY PENALTIES. - 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/sess123_2019-2020/bills/3621.htm)
2. **1/16/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3621_20190116.htm)
3. **3/7/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3621_20190307.htm)
4. **3/8/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3621_20190308.htm)
5. **5/2/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3621_20190502.htm)
6. **5/3/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3621_20190503.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **101–2** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- D.C. Moss — primary (person)
- Erickson — primary (person)
- V.S. Moss — primary (person)
- W. Cox — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-16** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-01-16** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-22** Recalled from Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
- **2019-01-22** Committed to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-29** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Erickson
- **2019-01-31** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: W.Cox
- **2019-03-07** Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-08** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2019-03-19** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2019-03-19** Roll call Yeas-101 Nays-2
- **2019-03-20** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-20** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-03-20** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-02** Polled out of committee Medical Affairs
- **2019-05-02** Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-03** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2019-05-08** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2019-05-08** Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
- **2019-05-09** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-05-13** Ratified R 81
- **2019-05-16** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-31** Effective date 05/16/19
- **2019-06-05** Act No. 61

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8fa79378-336d-4943-9f0f-af4334382cb4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).