---
type: "Bill"
title: "Suicide Prevention Training for Health Professionals"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 40-75-250, RELATING TO THE LICENSURE OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS, AND LICENSED PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL SPECIALISTS, SO AS TO REQUIRE CONTINUING EDUCATION IN SUICIDE ASSESSMENT, TREATMENT, AND MANAGEMENT; BY AMENDING SECTION 40-75-540, RELATING TO REGULATIONS FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS, AND LICENSED PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL SPECIALISTS, SO AS TO REQUIRE CONTINUING EDUCATION IN SUICIDE ASSESSMENT, TREATMENT, AND MANAGEMENT; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 40-63-250, RELATING TO THE LICENSURE OF SOCIAL WORKERS, SO AS TO REQUIRE CONTINUING EDUCATION IN SUICIDE ASSESSMENT, TREATMENT, AND MANAGEMENT. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 408"
citation: "South Carolina S 408 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["McLeod", "Shealy"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 25
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2023-01-18"
last_action: "2024-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/223e4992-0080-4baf-9b7d-daaeca85708d"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=408&session=125&summary=B"
source_hash: "e7474daed40d29e93869f06e037c319c87c4ceae27b99ac63df29c9945d01771"
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 408 (2023-2024) — Suicide Prevention Training for Health Professionals

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 40-75-250, RELATING TO THE LICENSURE OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS, AND LICENSED PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL SPECIALISTS, SO AS TO REQUIRE CONTINUING EDUCATION IN SUICIDE ASSESSMENT, TREATMENT, AND MANAGEMENT; BY AMENDING SECTION 40-75-540, RELATING TO REGULATIONS FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS, AND LICENSED PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL SPECIALISTS, SO AS TO REQUIRE CONTINUING EDUCATION IN SUICIDE ASSESSMENT, TREATMENT, AND MANAGEMENT; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 40-63-250, RELATING TO THE LICENSURE OF SOCIAL WORKERS, SO AS TO REQUIRE CONTINUING EDUCATION IN SUICIDE ASSESSMENT, TREATMENT, AND MANAGEMENT. - 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/408.htm)
2. **02/01/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/408_20240201.htm)
3. **02/07/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/408_20240207.htm)
4. **02/08/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/408_20240208.htm)
5. **04/24/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/408_20240424.htm)
6. **04/30/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/408_20240430.htm)
7. **05/01/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/408_20240501.htm)
8. **05/08/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/408_20240508.htm)

## Votes

- Adopt Amendment 1 — **62–48** (pass) · lower
- Adopt Amendment 4 — **98–11** (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — **103–9** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
- to adopt — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- Table Amendment 1 — **33–77** (fail) · lower
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **101–0** (pass) · lower
- Table the Motion to Appeal the Ruling of the Speaker — **93–17** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- McLeod — primary (person)
- Shealy — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-18** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-01-18** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-01** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-07** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2024-02-07** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-07** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- **2024-02-08** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2024-02-13** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-02-14** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-24** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-30** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2024-05-01** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2024-05-01** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-05-01** Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-9
- **2024-05-02** Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-08** House amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
- **2024-05-08** Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
- **2024-05-08** Returned to House with amendments
- **2024-05-09** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2024-05-09** Roll call Yeas-101 Nays-0
- **2024-05-15** Ratified R 181
- **2024-05-20** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-29** Effective date See Act for Effective Date
- **2024-05-29** Act No. 158

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/223e4992-0080-4baf-9b7d-daaeca85708d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).