---
type: "Bill"
title: "Veterinarians"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 40-69-255 SO AS TO REQUIRE VETERINARIANS TO COMPLETE CONTINUING EDUCATION RELATED TO PRESCRIBING AND MONITORING CERTAIN CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "H 3732"
citation: "South Carolina H 3732 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Fry", "Hewitt", "Murphy", "Sandifer", "West"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-23"
last_action: "2019-04-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5efae819-f85f-4596-9d71-be04dc5fd78e"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3732&session=123&summary=B"
source_hash: "60e0f5233cc280ee6b0d6d35495f44719b02aa521c198966dc6d90480ab861c6"
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 3732 (2019-2020) — Veterinarians

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 40-69-255 SO AS TO REQUIRE VETERINARIANS TO COMPLETE CONTINUING EDUCATION RELATED TO PRESCRIBING AND MONITORING CERTAIN CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. - 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/3732.htm)
2. **1/23/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3732_20190123.htm)
3. **2/14/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3732_20190214.htm)
4. **2/20/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3732_20190220.htm)
5. **2/21/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3732_20190221.htm)
6. **3/19/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3732_20190319.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **89–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Fry — primary (person)
- Hewitt — primary (person)
- Murphy — primary (person)
- Sandifer — primary (person)
- West — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-23** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-01-23** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-30** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Sandifer
- **2019-02-14** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-20** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Murphy
- **2019-02-20** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2019-02-20** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2019-02-20** Roll call Yeas-89 Nays-0
- **2019-02-21** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-21** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-02-21** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-21** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2019-03-19** Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-21** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2019-03-21** Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0
- **2019-03-26** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-03** Ratified R 28
- **2019-04-03** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-09** Effective date 04/03/19
- **2019-04-15** Act No. 18

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5efae819-f85f-4596-9d71-be04dc5fd78e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).