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type: "Bill"
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title: "Physical Therapy Examiners Board, licensure"
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description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-45-230, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE EXAMINATION REQUIRED FOR LICENSURE BY THE BOARD OF PHYSICAL THERAPY EXAMINERS, SO AS TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF TIMES A PERSON MAY ATTEMPT TO PASS THE EXAMINATION FROM THREE TO SIX, TO PROVIDE A PERSON WHO FAILS THE EXAMINATION A FIFTH TIME FIRST MUST TAKE COURSES THE BOARD MAY REQUIRE AND FURNISH EVIDENCE OF COMPLETING THESE COURSES BEFORE TAKING THE EXAMINATION A SIXTH TIME, AND TO PROVIDE A PERSON WHO FAILS THE EXAMINATION SIX OR MORE TIMES MAY NOT BE LICENSED BY THE BOARD; AND TO AMEND SECTION 40-45-260, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION OF THE BOARD FROM GRANTING LICENSURE TO APPLICANTS WHO FAIL THE EXAMINATION THREE OR MORE TIMES, SO AS INCREASE THE NUMBER OF ALLOWED ATTEMPTS TO SIX. - ratified title"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
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legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
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session: "2019-2020"
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identifier: "H 3703"
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citation: "South Carolina H 3703 (2019-2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Hill", "Lowe", "Moore", "Rose", "Rutherford", "Sottile", "Willis"]
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version_count: 8
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action_count: 27
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2019-01-22"
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last_action: "2019-06-05"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/70ef009b-ded6-4dfb-8bfd-41079f8b2d61"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3703&session=123&summary=B"
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source_hash: "93f2da8394bcc3e8dee4b31c4eb5e92ffb44ee92523135b3bfa817764f49f3a2"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
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---
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# South Carolina H 3703 (2019-2020) — Physical Therapy Examiners Board, licensure
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AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-45-230, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE EXAMINATION REQUIRED FOR LICENSURE BY THE BOARD OF PHYSICAL THERAPY EXAMINERS, SO AS TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF TIMES A PERSON MAY ATTEMPT TO PASS THE EXAMINATION FROM THREE TO SIX, TO PROVIDE A PERSON WHO FAILS THE EXAMINATION A FIFTH TIME FIRST MUST TAKE COURSES THE BOARD MAY REQUIRE AND FURNISH EVIDENCE OF COMPLETING THESE COURSES BEFORE TAKING THE EXAMINATION A SIXTH TIME, AND TO PROVIDE A PERSON WHO FAILS THE EXAMINATION SIX OR MORE TIMES MAY NOT BE LICENSED BY THE BOARD; AND TO AMEND SECTION 40-45-260, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION OF THE BOARD FROM GRANTING LICENSURE TO APPLICANTS WHO FAIL THE EXAMINATION THREE OR MORE TIMES, SO AS INCREASE THE NUMBER OF ALLOWED ATTEMPTS TO SIX. - ratified title
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/bills/3703.htm)
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2. **1/22/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3703_20190122.htm)
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3. **4/18/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3703_20190418.htm)
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4. **4/4/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3703_20190404.htm)
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5. **4/5/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3703_20190405.htm)
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6. **4/9/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3703_20190409.htm)
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7. **5/7/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3703_20190507.htm)
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8. **5/9/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3703_20190509.htm)
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## Votes
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- Adopt — **108–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passage of Bill — **100–0** (pass) · lower
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- 2nd Reading — **34–11** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Hill — primary (person)
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- Lowe — primary (person)
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- Moore — primary (person)
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- Rose — primary (person)
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- Rutherford — primary (person)
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- Sottile — primary (person)
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- Willis — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-01-22** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2019-01-22** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2019-02-06** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Moore, Rose, Rutherford
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- **2019-02-14** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Willis
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- **2019-02-19** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Sottile
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- **2019-04-02** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hill
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- **2019-04-04** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-04-05** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2019-04-09** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2019-04-09** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2019-04-09** Roll call Yeas-100 Nays-0
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- **2019-04-10** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
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- **2019-04-10** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2019-04-10** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2019-04-18** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-05-07** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2019-05-07** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2019-05-07** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2019-05-07** Roll call Ayes-34 Nays-11
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- **2019-05-08** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2019-05-09** Senate amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
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- **2019-05-09** Returned to Senate with amendments
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- **2019-05-09** Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
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- **2019-05-13** Ratified R 84
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- **2019-05-16** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2019-05-31** Effective date 05/16/19
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- **2019-06-05** Act No. 64
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/70ef009b-ded6-4dfb-8bfd-41079f8b2d61`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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