---
type: "Bill"
title: "Telehealth for Veterinary Services"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 5 TO CHAPTER 69, TITLE 40 SO AS TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING THE USE OF TELEHEALTH FOR VETERINARY SERVICES; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 40-69-20, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS CONCERNING THE BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICAL EXAMINERS, SO AS TO REMOVE AN OBSOLETE DEFINITION AND TO DEFINE \"VETERINARIAN-CLIENT-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP.\" - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3223"
citation: "South Carolina H 3223 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bailey"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-12-05"
last_action: "2026-03-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9c0535d7-6e04-4158-9539-9c7fed636d87"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3223&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "8f95d43f618205beb5972142d5e4b697753b667d9213ed495e36d897a4bf3690"
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 3223 (2025-2026) — Telehealth for Veterinary Services

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 5 TO CHAPTER 69, TITLE 40 SO AS TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING THE USE OF TELEHEALTH FOR VETERINARY SERVICES; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 40-69-20, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS CONCERNING THE BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICAL EXAMINERS, SO AS TO REMOVE AN OBSOLETE DEFINITION AND TO DEFINE "VETERINARIAN-CLIENT-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP." - 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/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3223.htm)
2. **02/19/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3223_20260219.htm)
3. **04/29/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3223_20250429.htm)
4. **04/30/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3223_20250430.htm)
5. **04/30/2025-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3223_20250430a.htm)
6. **12/05/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3223_20241205.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **42–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bailey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-12-05** Prefiled `filing`
- **2024-12-05** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-14** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-29** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-30** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-04-30** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-30** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-30** Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-0
- **2025-05-01** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-01** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-05-01** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-19** Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-25** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-25** Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
- **2026-02-26** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-05** Ratified R 107
- **2026-03-09** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-12** Effective date 03/09/26
- **2026-03-12** Act No. 102

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9c0535d7-6e04-4158-9539-9c7fed636d87`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).