---
type: "Bill"
title: "PA Act of 2019"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-47-195, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PHYSICIAN SUPERVISION OF CERTAIN PRACTITIONERS, SO AS TO MAKE VARIOUS CHANGES CONCERNING SCOPE OF PRACTICE GUIDELINES; AND TO AMEND ARTICLE 7, CHAPTER 47, TITLE 40, RELATING TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS PRACTICE ACT, SO AS TO REVISE THE ARTICLE IN ITS ENTIRETY. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "S 132"
citation: "South Carolina S 132 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alexander", "Davis", "Hutto", "Kimpson", "M.B. Matthews", "Nicholson", "Scott"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 22
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-12-12"
last_action: "2019-05-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4c065688-2906-48d7-8bf4-d329e133047c"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=132&session=123&summary=B"
source_hash: "127fcda8a866609769d74563918c0a5adfa57cc9b273357b5f0054035f918eb1"
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 132 (2019-2020) — PA Act of 2019

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-47-195, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PHYSICIAN SUPERVISION OF CERTAIN PRACTITIONERS, SO AS TO MAKE VARIOUS CHANGES CONCERNING SCOPE OF PRACTICE GUIDELINES; AND TO AMEND ARTICLE 7, CHAPTER 47, TITLE 40, RELATING TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS PRACTICE ACT, SO AS TO REVISE THE ARTICLE IN ITS ENTIRETY. - 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/132.htm)
2. **12/12/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/132_20181212.htm)
3. **2/21/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/132_20190221.htm)
4. **2/26/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/132_20190226.htm)
5. **3/12/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/132_20190312.htm)
6. **3/13/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/132_20190313.htm)
7. **3/20/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/132_20190320.htm)
8. **5/1/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/132_20190501.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **105–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **42–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Alexander — primary (person)
- Davis — primary (person)
- Hutto — primary (person)
- Kimpson — primary (person)
- M.B. Matthews — primary (person)
- Nicholson — primary (person)
- Scott — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-12-12** Prefiled `filing`
- **2018-12-12** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-08** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-01-08** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-21** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-26** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2019-03-12** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-13** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2019-03-20** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-20** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2019-03-20** Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
- **2019-03-21** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-26** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-03-26** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-01** Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-07** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2019-05-07** Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-0
- **2019-05-08** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-05-09** Ratified R 45
- **2019-05-13** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-17** Effective date See Act for Effective Date
- **2019-05-21** Act No. 32

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4c065688-2906-48d7-8bf4-d329e133047c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).