republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2017-2018/h-4116.md

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type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 40-47-38 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT MAY NOT BE CONSTRUED TO REQUIRE PHYSICIANS TO SECURE MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATIONS AS A CONDITION OF LICENSURE, REIMBURSEMENT, EMPLOYMENT, OR ADMITTING PRIVILEGES AT HOSPITALS OR FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS IN THIS STATE; AND TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS. - ratified title	AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 40-47-38 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT MAY NOT BE CONSTRUED TO REQUIRE PHYSICIANS TO SECURE MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATIONS AS A CONDITION OF LICENSURE, REIMBURSEMENT, EMPLOYMENT, OR ADMITTING PRIVILEGES AT HOSPITALS OR FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS IN THIS STATE; AND TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS. - ratified title	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2017-2018	H 4116	South Carolina H 4116 (2017-2018)	bill		enacted	Clemmons Cole Douglas G.M. Smith Ridgeway Spires Tallon	6	28	5	2017-04-06	2018-05-31	openstates	ocd-bill/f4ff67c9-125d-4618-ad13-a04b88151f77	http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4116&session=122&summary=B	e818e37ab62324ad1f4d96f6442bf2edb09ef5806aca49c2ce7dffbc1ff36375	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina H 4116 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 40-47-38 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT MAY NOT BE CONSTRUED TO REQUIRE PHYSICIANS TO SECURE MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATIONS AS A CONDITION OF LICENSURE, REIMBURSEMENT, EMPLOYMENT, OR ADMITTING PRIVILEGES AT HOSPITALS OR FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS IN THIS STATE; AND TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS. - ratified title

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. 2/21/2018 (committee substitute) — source
2. 3/15/2018 (committee substitute) — source
3. 3/16/2018 (committee substitute) — source
4. 4/17/2018 (committee substitute) — source
5. 4/25/2018 (committee substitute) — source
6. 4/6/2017 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Passage of Bill — 99–0 (pass) · lower
• 3rd Reading — 41–0 (pass) · upper
• 2nd Reading — 39–0 (pass) · upper
• Adopt — 98–0 (pass) · lower
• to concur — 40–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Clemmons — primary (person)
• Cole — primary (person)
• Douglas — primary (person)
• G.M. Smith — primary (person)
• Ridgeway — primary (person)
• Spires — primary (person)
• Tallon — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2017-04-06 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2017-04-06 Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs referral-committee
• 2017-05-03 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Clemmons
• 2018-02-21 Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-02-22 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Tallon, Cole
• 2018-02-22 Read second time reading-2
• 2018-02-22 Roll call Yeas-99 Nays-0
• 2018-02-22 Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
• 2018-02-23 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2018-02-27 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2018-02-27 Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs referral-committee
• 2018-03-15 Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-03-16 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2018-03-29 Read second time reading-2
• 2018-03-29 Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0
• 2018-04-17 Amended amendment-passage
• 2018-04-17 Read third time and returned to House with amendments passage, reading-3
• 2018-04-17 Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
• 2018-04-19 Debate adjourned until Tues., 4-24-18
• 2018-04-25 Senate amendment amended amendment-amendment
• 2018-04-25 Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-0
• 2018-04-25 Returned to Senate with amendments
• 2018-05-10 Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
• 2018-05-10 Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0
• 2018-05-14 Ratified R 249
• 2018-05-18 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2018-05-25 Effective date 05/18/18
• 2018-05-31 Act No. 211

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f4ff67c9-125d-4618-ad13-a04b88151f77. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).