republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2023-2024/s-610.md

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Bill	Professional Counseling Compact	AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING COMPACT ACT" BY ADDING ARTICLE 6 TO CHAPTER 75, TITLE 40 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE PURPOSE, FUNCTIONS, OPERATIONS, AND DEFINITIONS FOR THE COMPACT; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 40-75-220, RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO REQUIRE CERTAIN CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS. - RATIFIED TITLE	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2023-2024	S 610	South Carolina S 610 (2023-2024)	bill		enacted	Climer Cromer Shealy	10	25	6	2023-03-08	2024-05-29	openstates	ocd-bill/205c80f7-bd63-4381-a0c5-d3cb87df8a36	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=610&session=125&summary=B	45c8de594f3c036e51f9aa73e57226a2d3b891fe86a53297c1a3072b0a2d99f1	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina S 610 (2023-2024) — Professional Counseling Compact

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING COMPACT ACT" BY ADDING ARTICLE 6 TO CHAPTER 75, TITLE 40 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE PURPOSE, FUNCTIONS, OPERATIONS, AND DEFINITIONS FOR THE COMPACT; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 40-75-220, RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO REQUIRE CERTAIN CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS. - RATIFIED TITLE

Version chain

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

1. Filed (filed) — source
2. 03/08/2023 (committee substitute) — source
3. 04/18/2023 (committee substitute) — source
4. 04/19/2023 (committee substitute) — source
5. 04/21/2023 (committee substitute) — source
6. 04/24/2024 (committee substitute) — source
7. 04/24/2024-A (committee substitute) — source
8. 04/30/2024 (committee substitute) — source
9. 05/01/2024 (committee substitute) — source
10. 05/08/2024 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• waive printing — 37–3 (pass) · upper
• 2nd Reading — 43–0 (pass) · upper
• Passage of Bill — 75–32 (pass) · lower
• Concur in Senate Amendments — 92–11 (pass) · lower
• Table Amendment 1 — 30–79 (fail) · lower
• to adopt — 45–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Climer — primary (person)
• Cromer — primary (person)
• Shealy — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2023-03-08 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2023-03-08 Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry referral-committee
• 2023-04-18 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2023-04-19 Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry committee-passage-favorable
• 2023-04-21 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2023-04-25 Read second time reading-2
• 2023-04-25 Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
• 2023-04-26 Read third time and sent to House passage, reading-3
• 2023-05-02 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2023-05-02 Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry referral-committee
• 2024-04-24 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry committee-passage-favorable
• 2024-04-30 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2024-05-01 Amended amendment-passage
• 2024-05-01 Read second time reading-2
• 2024-05-01 Roll call Yeas-75 Nays-32
• 2024-05-02 Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments passage, reading-3
• 2024-05-08 House amendment amended amendment-amendment
• 2024-05-08 Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
• 2024-05-08 Returned to House with amendments
• 2024-05-09 Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
• 2024-05-09 Roll call Yeas-92 Nays-11
• 2024-05-15 Ratified R 187
• 2024-05-21 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2024-05-29 Effective date 05/21/24
• 2024-05-29 Act No. 189

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/205c80f7-bd63-4381-a0c5-d3cb87df8a36. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).