---
type: "Bill"
title: "Firefighter registration requirements"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 40-80-10, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA FIREFIGHTERS EMPLOYMENT AND REGISTRATION ACT, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF \"FIRE DEPARTMENT\"; BY AMENDING SECTION 40-80-40, RELATING TO FIREFIGHTER REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO MAKE A TECHNICAL CLARIFICATION; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 40-80-50, RELATING TO FIREFIGHTER REGISTRATION INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT A DRIVER'S LICENSE REQUIRED FOR DOCUMENTATION MUST BE ISSUED BY THIS STATE. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "S 101"
citation: "South Carolina S 101 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gambrell"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-12-11"
last_action: "2025-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cf86c03f-9dbb-4295-84b8-6d89558f0ba7"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=101&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "1c81ea629f47e4cd4b83c5573bc93f97c968becbb1d5c4087516837d5dfb7a87"
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 101 (2025-2026) — Firefighter registration requirements

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 40-80-10, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA FIREFIGHTERS EMPLOYMENT AND REGISTRATION ACT, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "FIRE DEPARTMENT"; BY AMENDING SECTION 40-80-40, RELATING TO FIREFIGHTER REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO MAKE A TECHNICAL CLARIFICATION; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 40-80-50, RELATING TO FIREFIGHTER REGISTRATION INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT A DRIVER'S LICENSE REQUIRED FOR DOCUMENTATION MUST BE ISSUED BY THIS STATE. - 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/101.htm)
2. **02/18/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/101_20250218.htm)
3. **02/20/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/101_20250220.htm)
4. **04/30/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/101_20250430.htm)
5. **05/01/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/101_20250501.htm)
6. **12/11/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/101_20241211.htm)
7. **12/11/2024-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/101_20241211a.htm)
8. **12/11/2024-B** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/101_20241211b.htm)

## Votes

- to concur — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **37–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Gambrell — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-12-11** Prefiled `filing`
- **2024-12-11** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-14** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-18** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-20** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2025-02-20** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-02-20** Roll call Ayes-37 Nays-0
- **2025-02-25** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-26** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-26** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-30** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-01** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-01** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-01** Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-0
- **2025-05-01** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2025-05-02** Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-06** Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
- **2025-05-08** Ratified R 50
- **2025-05-12** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-19** Effective date 05/12/25
- **2025-05-19** Act No. 32

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cf86c03f-9dbb-4295-84b8-6d89558f0ba7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).