---
type: "Bill"
title: "Physical Therapy Examiners Board, licensure"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-45-230, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE EXAMINATION REQUIRED FOR LICENSURE BY THE BOARD OF PHYSICAL THERAPY EXAMINERS, SO AS TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF TIMES A PERSON MAY ATTEMPT TO PASS THE EXAMINATION FROM THREE TO SIX, TO PROVIDE A PERSON WHO FAILS THE EXAMINATION A FIFTH TIME FIRST MUST TAKE COURSES THE BOARD MAY REQUIRE AND FURNISH EVIDENCE OF COMPLETING THESE COURSES BEFORE TAKING THE EXAMINATION A SIXTH TIME, AND TO PROVIDE A PERSON WHO FAILS THE EXAMINATION SIX OR MORE TIMES MAY NOT BE LICENSED BY THE BOARD; AND TO AMEND SECTION 40-45-260, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION OF THE BOARD FROM GRANTING LICENSURE TO APPLICANTS WHO FAIL THE EXAMINATION THREE OR MORE TIMES, SO AS INCREASE THE NUMBER OF ALLOWED ATTEMPTS TO SIX. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "H 3703"
citation: "South Carolina H 3703 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hill", "Lowe", "Moore", "Rose", "Rutherford", "Sottile", "Willis"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 27
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-01-22"
last_action: "2019-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/70ef009b-ded6-4dfb-8bfd-41079f8b2d61"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3703&session=123&summary=B"
source_hash: "93f2da8394bcc3e8dee4b31c4eb5e92ffb44ee92523135b3bfa817764f49f3a2"
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 3703 (2019-2020) — Physical Therapy Examiners Board, licensure

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-45-230, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE EXAMINATION REQUIRED FOR LICENSURE BY THE BOARD OF PHYSICAL THERAPY EXAMINERS, SO AS TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF TIMES A PERSON MAY ATTEMPT TO PASS THE EXAMINATION FROM THREE TO SIX, TO PROVIDE A PERSON WHO FAILS THE EXAMINATION A FIFTH TIME FIRST MUST TAKE COURSES THE BOARD MAY REQUIRE AND FURNISH EVIDENCE OF COMPLETING THESE COURSES BEFORE TAKING THE EXAMINATION A SIXTH TIME, AND TO PROVIDE A PERSON WHO FAILS THE EXAMINATION SIX OR MORE TIMES MAY NOT BE LICENSED BY THE BOARD; AND TO AMEND SECTION 40-45-260, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION OF THE BOARD FROM GRANTING LICENSURE TO APPLICANTS WHO FAIL THE EXAMINATION THREE OR MORE TIMES, SO AS INCREASE THE NUMBER OF ALLOWED ATTEMPTS TO SIX. - 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/3703.htm)
2. **1/22/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3703_20190122.htm)
3. **4/18/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3703_20190418.htm)
4. **4/4/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3703_20190404.htm)
5. **4/5/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3703_20190405.htm)
6. **4/9/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3703_20190409.htm)
7. **5/7/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3703_20190507.htm)
8. **5/9/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3703_20190509.htm)

## Votes

- Adopt — **108–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **34–11** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Hill — primary (person)
- Lowe — primary (person)
- Moore — primary (person)
- Rose — primary (person)
- Rutherford — primary (person)
- Sottile — primary (person)
- Willis — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-22** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-01-22** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-06** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Moore, Rose, Rutherford
- **2019-02-14** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Willis
- **2019-02-19** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Sottile
- **2019-04-02** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hill
- **2019-04-04** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-05** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2019-04-09** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-09** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2019-04-09** Roll call Yeas-100 Nays-0
- **2019-04-10** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-10** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-04-10** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-18** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-07** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-07** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-07** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2019-05-07** Roll call Ayes-34 Nays-11
- **2019-05-08** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-05-09** Senate amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
- **2019-05-09** Returned to Senate with amendments
- **2019-05-09** Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
- **2019-05-13** Ratified R 84
- **2019-05-16** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-31** Effective date 05/16/19
- **2019-06-05** Act No. 64

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/70ef009b-ded6-4dfb-8bfd-41079f8b2d61`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).