---
type: "Bill"
title: "Telecommunicator CPR Training Law"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 23-23-45 SO AS TO REQUIRE ALL 911 TELECOMMUNICATORS THAT PROVIDE DISPATCH FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL CONDITIONS TO BE TRAINED IN HIGH-QUALITY TELECOMMUNICATOR CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (T-CPR), AND TO PROVIDE CERTAIN PERSONS WHO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION ARE NOT LIABLE FOR CERTAIN INJURIES THAT OCCUR FROM ACTS PERFORMED UNDER THIS SECTION; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 23-23-10, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS OF TERMS REGARDING THE LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING COUNCIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACADEMY, SO AS TO PROVIDE A DEFINITION FOR THE TERM \"T-CPR\". - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 4867"
citation: "South Carolina H 4867 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B.L. Cox", "Bauer", "Blackwell", "Brittain", "Caskey", "G.M. Smith", "Hart", "Hayes", "Hiott", "J.E. Johnson", "Lawson", "M.M. Smith", "Moss", "Sandifer"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-17"
last_action: "2024-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fb6a9620-078b-4a40-94ad-76322103a8d8"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4867&session=125&summary=B"
source_hash: "af8dca7636ad4f9d79b14af414559e502f8863b0b2b3eaceaa0808ddba2b4d6e"
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 4867 (2023-2024) — Telecommunicator CPR Training Law

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 23-23-45 SO AS TO REQUIRE ALL 911 TELECOMMUNICATORS THAT PROVIDE DISPATCH FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL CONDITIONS TO BE TRAINED IN HIGH-QUALITY TELECOMMUNICATOR CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (T-CPR), AND TO PROVIDE CERTAIN PERSONS WHO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION ARE NOT LIABLE FOR CERTAIN INJURIES THAT OCCUR FROM ACTS PERFORMED UNDER THIS SECTION; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 23-23-10, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS OF TERMS REGARDING THE LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING COUNCIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACADEMY, SO AS TO PROVIDE A DEFINITION FOR THE TERM "T-CPR". - 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/sess125_2023-2024/bills/4867.htm)
2. **01/17/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4867_20240117.htm)
3. **03/27/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4867_20240327.htm)
4. **03/28/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4867_20240328.htm)
5. **04/02/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4867_20240402.htm)
6. **04/19/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4867_20240419.htm)
7. **05/01/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4867_20240501.htm)
8. **05/08/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4867_20240508.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **107–0** (pass) · lower
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **110–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- B.L. Cox — primary (person)
- Bauer — primary (person)
- Blackwell — primary (person)
- Brittain — primary (person)
- Caskey — primary (person)
- G.M. Smith — primary (person)
- Hart — primary (person)
- Hayes — primary (person)
- Hiott — primary (person)
- J.E. Johnson — primary (person)
- Lawson — primary (person)
- M.M. Smith — primary (person)
- Moss — primary (person)
- Sandifer — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-17** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-01-17** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-18** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hiott, Blackwell
- **2024-01-24** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: B.L.Cox
- **2024-01-30** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Caskey, M.M.Smith
- **2024-01-31** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hart
- **2024-02-13** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Sandifer, J.E.Johnson, Brittain
- **2024-02-14** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bauer
- **2024-03-27** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-28** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2024-03-28** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-28** Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-0
- **2024-03-28** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2024-03-29** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-04-02** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-04-02** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-02** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2024-04-19** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2024-04-23** Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Adams, Garrett, Gustafson, Tedder
- **2024-05-01** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-08** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2024-05-08** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-05-08** Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
- **2024-05-09** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-09** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2024-05-09** Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-0
- **2024-05-15** Ratified R 224
- **2024-05-20** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-29** Effective date 05/20/24
- **2024-05-29** Act No. 179

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fb6a9620-078b-4a40-94ad-76322103a8d8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).