---
type: "Bill"
title: "Teledentistry"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 5 TO CHAPTER 15, TITLE 40 SO AS TO PROVIDE GUIDELINES FOR THE PRACTICE OF TELEDENTISTRY IN THIS STATE, TO OUTLINE UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT, AND TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS RELATED TO TELEDENTISTRY. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "S 453"
citation: "South Carolina S 453 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Verdin"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-03-13"
last_action: "2026-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/24ff46b9-4321-4479-accd-cac084db97b1"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=453&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "03a6f5da4d18be434df8e97710fb33221f904264d4eac84556fde577e86e6432"
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 453 (2025-2026) — Teledentistry

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 5 TO CHAPTER 15, TITLE 40 SO AS TO PROVIDE GUIDELINES FOR THE PRACTICE OF TELEDENTISTRY IN THIS STATE, TO OUTLINE UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT, AND TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS RELATED TO TELEDENTISTRY. - 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/453.htm)
2. **02/05/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/453_20260205.htm)
3. **03/13/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/453_20250313.htm)
4. **05/05/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/453_20260505.htm)
5. **05/06/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/453_20260506.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **110–2** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Verdin — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-13** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-03-13** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-05** Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-12** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-12** Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
- **2026-02-17** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-18** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-02-18** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2026-05-05** Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-06** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2026-05-07** Debate adjourned
- **2026-05-12** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-05-12** Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-2
- **2026-05-13** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 139
- **2026-05-19** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-06-05** Effective date 05/19/26
- **2026-06-02** Act No. 210

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/24ff46b9-4321-4479-accd-cac084db97b1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).