---
type: "Bill"
title: "Speech-Language Pathologists Assistants exemptions"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 40-67-75 SO AS TO PROVIDE SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY ASSISTANTS UNDER THEIR SUPERVISION SHALL ADHERE TO CERTAIN GUIDELINES; TO AMEND SECTION 40-67-30, RELATING TO THE SUPERVISION OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY INTERNS AND ASSISTANTS, SO AS TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 40-67-260, RELATING TO THE COMPLETION OF CERTAIN CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS FOR LICENSE RENEWAL, SO AS TO ALLOW FOR THE COMPLETION OF CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS AS AN ALTERNATIVE; TO AMEND SECTION 40-67-280, RELATING TO THE COMPLETION OF CERTAIN CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS FOR INACTIVE LICENSE REACTIVATIONS, SO AS TO ALLOW FOR THE COMPLETION OF CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS AS AN ALTERNATIVE; TO AMEND SECTION 40-67-300, RELATING TO THE APPLICABILITY OF THE CHAPTER, SO AS TO REVISE CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS; TO REDESIGNATE CHAPTER 67, TITLE 40 AS \"SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS\"; AND TO REPEAL ACT 124 OF 2015 RELATING TO THE TEMPORARY EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN APPLICANTS FOR LICENSURE AS SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY ASSISTANTS FROM THE REQUIREMENT OF HAVING A BACHELOR'S DEGREE FROM A REGIONALLY ACCREDITED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "S 277"
citation: "South Carolina S 277 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Senn"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-12-12"
last_action: "2019-05-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/09285fc4-37be-4f49-872f-706baa6f600c"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=277&session=123&summary=B"
source_hash: "127543050d5701e073215e61cf8579087514da47fd929b3c299bb2d847b9cd33"
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 277 (2019-2020) — Speech-Language Pathologists Assistants exemptions

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 40-67-75 SO AS TO PROVIDE SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY ASSISTANTS UNDER THEIR SUPERVISION SHALL ADHERE TO CERTAIN GUIDELINES; TO AMEND SECTION 40-67-30, RELATING TO THE SUPERVISION OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY INTERNS AND ASSISTANTS, SO AS TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 40-67-260, RELATING TO THE COMPLETION OF CERTAIN CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS FOR LICENSE RENEWAL, SO AS TO ALLOW FOR THE COMPLETION OF CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS AS AN ALTERNATIVE; TO AMEND SECTION 40-67-280, RELATING TO THE COMPLETION OF CERTAIN CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS FOR INACTIVE LICENSE REACTIVATIONS, SO AS TO ALLOW FOR THE COMPLETION OF CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS AS AN ALTERNATIVE; TO AMEND SECTION 40-67-300, RELATING TO THE APPLICABILITY OF THE CHAPTER, SO AS TO REVISE CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS; TO REDESIGNATE CHAPTER 67, TITLE 40 AS "SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS"; AND TO REPEAL ACT 124 OF 2015 RELATING TO THE TEMPORARY EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN APPLICANTS FOR LICENSURE AS SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY ASSISTANTS FROM THE REQUIREMENT OF HAVING A BACHELOR'S DEGREE FROM A REGIONALLY ACCREDITED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION. - 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/277.htm)
2. **12/12/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/277_20181212.htm)
3. **2/21/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/277_20190221.htm)
4. **2/22/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/277_20190222.htm)
5. **3/5/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/277_20190305.htm)
6. **5/1/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/277_20190501.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **105–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Senn — 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 Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-22** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2019-03-05** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-05** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2019-03-05** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- **2019-03-06** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-07** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-03-07** 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 47
- **2019-05-13** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-17** Effective date 05/13/19
- **2019-05-21** Act No. 34

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/09285fc4-37be-4f49-872f-706baa6f600c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).