republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2021-2022/s-287.md

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Bill	Physical Therapy Examiners, license qualifications and licensure by endorsement from other jurisdictions	AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-45-220, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE BY THE BOARD OF PHYSICAL THERAPY EXAMINERS, AND SECTION 40-45-240, RELATING TO APPLICANTS FOR LICENSURE BY ENDORSEMENT FOR LICENSEES FROM OTHER JURISDICTIONS, BOTH SO AS TO REQUIRE CERTAIN FINGERPRINT-SUPPORTED STATE AND NATIONAL CRIMINAL RECORDS CHECKS FOR INITIAL LICENSURE APPLICANTS, TO PROVIDE THE RESULTS OF THESE RECORDS CHECKS MUST BE PROVIDED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION, TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION TO RETAIN FINGERPRINTS FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES, TO PROVIDE APPLICANTS MUST BARE RELATED COSTS, AND TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT SHALL KEEP INFORMATION RECEIVED PURSUANT TO THIS ACT CONFIDENTIAL, SUBJECT TO AN EXCEPTION. - ratified title	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2021-2022	S 287	South Carolina S 287 (2021-2022)	bill		enacted	Gambrell Loftis	5	18	2	2020-12-09	2021-03-17	openstates	ocd-bill/8416ec81-d446-4bee-af3a-98f366626082	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=287&session=124&summary=B	64df9b1286e942b0288889bfb73260755c3ca32097272034b2b12a11909035e6	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina S 287 (2021-2022) — Physical Therapy Examiners, license qualifications and licensure by endorsement from other jurisdictions

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-45-220, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE BY THE BOARD OF PHYSICAL THERAPY EXAMINERS, AND SECTION 40-45-240, RELATING TO APPLICANTS FOR LICENSURE BY ENDORSEMENT FOR LICENSEES FROM OTHER JURISDICTIONS, BOTH SO AS TO REQUIRE CERTAIN FINGERPRINT-SUPPORTED STATE AND NATIONAL CRIMINAL RECORDS CHECKS FOR INITIAL LICENSURE APPLICANTS, TO PROVIDE THE RESULTS OF THESE RECORDS CHECKS MUST BE PROVIDED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION, TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION TO RETAIN FINGERPRINTS FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES, TO PROVIDE APPLICANTS MUST BARE RELATED COSTS, AND TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT SHALL KEEP INFORMATION RECEIVED PURSUANT TO THIS ACT CONFIDENTIAL, SUBJECT TO AN EXCEPTION. - ratified title

Version chain

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

1. Filed (filed) — source
2. 12/9/2020 (committee substitute) — source
3. 2/2/2021 (committee substitute) — source
4. 2/4/2021 (committee substitute) — source
5. 3/4/2021 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Passage of Bill — 118–1 (pass) · lower
• 2nd Reading — 39–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Gambrell — primary (person)
• Loftis — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2020-12-09 Prefiled filing
• 2020-12-09 Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry referral-committee
• 2021-01-12 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2021-01-12 Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry referral-committee
• 2021-02-02 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry committee-passage-favorable
• 2021-02-04 Committee Amendment Adopted amendment-passage
• 2021-02-04 Read second time reading-2
• 2021-02-04 Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0
• 2021-02-09 Read third time and sent to House passage, reading-3
• 2021-02-10 Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs referral-committee
• 2021-03-04 Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs committee-passage-favorable
• 2021-03-09 Read second time reading-2
• 2021-03-09 Roll call Yeas-118 Nays-1
• 2021-03-10 Read third time and enrolled passage, reading-3
• 2021-03-11 Ratified R 7
• 2021-03-15 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2021-03-17 Effective date 03/15/21
• 2021-03-17 Act No. 6

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/8416ec81-d446-4bee-af3a-98f366626082. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).