republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2021-2022/h-4837.md

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Bill	Optometry mobile units	AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-37-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS CONCERNING THE PRACTICE OF OPTOMETRY, SO AS TO PROVIDE A NECESSARY DEFINITION; AND TO AMEND SECTION 40-37-320, RELATING TO OPTOMETRY MOBILE UNITS, SO AS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE OPERATION OF SUCH UNITS. - ratified title	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2021-2022	H 4837	South Carolina H 4837 (2021-2022)	bill		enacted	Anderson Atkinson B. Cox B. Newton Ballentine Bennett Blackwell Bryant Caskey Collins Daning Elliott Felder Forrest Gilliam Haddon Hardee Hayes Henegan Huggins Hyde Jefferson M.M. Smith Matthews McGinnis Pope R. Williams Rutherford T. Moore Taylor Thigpen V.S. Moss W. Cox White Wooten	9	31	3	2022-01-20	2022-05-31	openstates	ocd-bill/34bd9f56-8407-4d48-b99a-bd1098f984a2	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4837&session=124&summary=B	7052798824074f38fef006859751de24fb5789e1533b558e502a2c389ac27fe2	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina H 4837 (2021-2022) — Optometry mobile units

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-37-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS CONCERNING THE PRACTICE OF OPTOMETRY, SO AS TO PROVIDE A NECESSARY DEFINITION; AND TO AMEND SECTION 40-37-320, RELATING TO OPTOMETRY MOBILE UNITS, SO AS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE OPERATION OF SUCH UNITS. - ratified title

Version chain

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

1. Filed (filed) — source
2. 1/20/2022 (committee substitute) — source
3. 3/10/2022 (committee substitute) — source
4. 3/11/2022 (committee substitute) — source
5. 3/9/2022 (committee substitute) — source
6. 4/21/2022 (committee substitute) — source
7. 4/22/2022 (committee substitute) — source
8. 5/3/2022 (committee substitute) — source
9. 5/5/2022 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Concur in Senate Amendments — 101–0 (pass) · lower
• 2nd Reading — 40–0 (pass) · upper
• Passage of Bill — 110–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Anderson — primary (person)
• Atkinson — primary (person)
• B. Cox — primary (person)
• B. Newton — primary (person)
• Ballentine — primary (person)
• Bennett — primary (person)
• Blackwell — primary (person)
• Bryant — primary (person)
• Caskey — primary (person)
• Collins — primary (person)
• Daning — primary (person)
• Elliott — primary (person)
• Felder — primary (person)
• Forrest — primary (person)
• Gilliam — primary (person)
• Haddon — primary (person)
• Hardee — primary (person)
• Hayes — primary (person)
• Henegan — primary (person)
• Huggins — primary (person)
• Hyde — primary (person)
• Jefferson — primary (person)
• M.M. Smith — primary (person)
• Matthews — primary (person)
• McGinnis — primary (person)
• Pope — primary (person)
• R. Williams — primary (person)
• Rutherford — primary (person)
• T. Moore — primary (person)
• Taylor — primary (person)
• Thigpen — primary (person)
• V.S. Moss — primary (person)
• W. Cox — primary (person)
• White — primary (person)
• Wooten — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2022-01-20 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2022-01-20 Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry referral-committee
• 2022-01-25 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Atkinson, Jefferson, Forrest, R.Williams, Bryant, T.Moore, Hardee, McGinnis, Anderson
• 2022-01-26 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Thigpen, Hayes, Rutherford
• 2022-02-01 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hyde
• 2022-02-08 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Daning, Bennett, Huggins, M.M.Smith, White, V.S.Moss
• 2022-02-15 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Taylor, Ballentine
• 2022-02-22 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Henegan
• 2022-03-09 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry committee-passage-favorable
• 2022-03-10 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Matthews
• 2022-03-10 Amended amendment-passage
• 2022-03-10 Read second time reading-2
• 2022-03-10 Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-0
• 2022-03-10 Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
• 2022-03-11 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2022-03-11 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2022-03-15 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2022-03-15 Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs referral-committee
• 2022-04-21 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs committee-passage-favorable
• 2022-04-22 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2022-05-03 Committee Amendment Adopted amendment-passage
• 2022-05-03 Read second time reading-2
• 2022-05-03 Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0
• 2022-05-05 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2022-05-10 Read third time and returned to House with amendments passage, reading-3
• 2022-05-11 Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
• 2022-05-11 Roll call Yeas-101 Nays-0
• 2022-05-12 Ratified R 221
• 2022-05-13 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2022-05-31 Effective date 05/13/22
• 2022-05-31 Act No. 165

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/34bd9f56-8407-4d48-b99a-bd1098f984a2. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).