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| Bill | Accountants | AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-2-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PURPOSES FOR WHICH MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY MAY BE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC, SO AS TO PROVIDE MEETINGS MAY BE CLOSED TO PROTECT CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION; TO AMEND SECTION 40-2-20, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS CONCERNING THE REGULATION OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS AND PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS, SO AS TO REVISE A DEFINITION; TO AMEND SECTION 40-2-35, RELATING TO EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE BY THE BOARD, SO AS TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT CERTAIN EXAMINATIONS BE COMPUTER-BASED; TO AMEND SECTION 40-2-40, RELATING TO CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR NONCERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT OWNERS OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRMS, SO AS TO INCLUDE CERTAIN ETHICS REQUIREMENTS; TO AMEND SECTION 40-2-80, RELATING TO THE CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT OF CERTAIN EVIDENCE OBTAINED DURING INVESTIGATIONS BY THE BOARD, SO AS TO PROVIDE ALL PROCEEDINGS AND INQUIRIES RELATED TO THE INVESTIGATIONS ARE CONFIDENTIAL EXCEPT WHEN THE SUBJECT OF AN INVESTIGATION WAIVES CONFIDENTIALITY OF THE EXISTENCE OF THE COMPLAINT; TO AMEND SECTION 40-2-90, RELATING TO INVESTIGATIONS BY THE BOARD, SO AS TO PROVIDE DISCIPLINARY HEARINGS BY THE BOARD MUST BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC EXCEPT IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES AND ALL EVIDENCE MUST BE MADE PART OF THE RECORD IN THE PROCEEDINGS; TO AMEND SECTION 40-2-240, RELATING TO LICENSURE OF OUT-OF-STATE PERSONS BY THE BOARD, SO AS TO PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE CRITERIA FOR SUCH LICENSURE; AND TO AMEND SECTION 40-2-340, RELATING TO DISCLAIMERS THAT ACCOUNTING PRACTITIONERS AND ACCOUNTING PRACTITIONER FIRMS MUST USE WHEN ASSOCIATING THEIR NAMES WITH CERTAIN COMPILED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, SO AS TO REMOVE THE EXISTING BOILERPLATE LANGUAGE REQUIRED AND INSTEAD PROVIDE SUCH DISCLAIMERS MUST COMPLY WITH CERTAIN NATIONAL STANDARDS. - ratified title | us/states/sc | South Carolina General Assembly | 2019-2020 | H 3785 | South Carolina H 3785 (2019-2020) |
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South Carolina H 3785 (2019-2020) — Accountants
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-2-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PURPOSES FOR WHICH MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY MAY BE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC, SO AS TO PROVIDE MEETINGS MAY BE CLOSED TO PROTECT CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION; TO AMEND SECTION 40-2-20, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS CONCERNING THE REGULATION OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS AND PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS, SO AS TO REVISE A DEFINITION; TO AMEND SECTION 40-2-35, RELATING TO EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE BY THE BOARD, SO AS TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT CERTAIN EXAMINATIONS BE COMPUTER-BASED; TO AMEND SECTION 40-2-40, RELATING TO CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR NONCERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT OWNERS OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRMS, SO AS TO INCLUDE CERTAIN ETHICS REQUIREMENTS; TO AMEND SECTION 40-2-80, RELATING TO THE CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT OF CERTAIN EVIDENCE OBTAINED DURING INVESTIGATIONS BY THE BOARD, SO AS TO PROVIDE ALL PROCEEDINGS AND INQUIRIES RELATED TO THE INVESTIGATIONS ARE CONFIDENTIAL EXCEPT WHEN THE SUBJECT OF AN INVESTIGATION WAIVES CONFIDENTIALITY OF THE EXISTENCE OF THE COMPLAINT; TO AMEND SECTION 40-2-90, RELATING TO INVESTIGATIONS BY THE BOARD, SO AS TO PROVIDE DISCIPLINARY HEARINGS BY THE BOARD MUST BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC EXCEPT IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES AND ALL EVIDENCE MUST BE MADE PART OF THE RECORD IN THE PROCEEDINGS; TO AMEND SECTION 40-2-240, RELATING TO LICENSURE OF OUT-OF-STATE PERSONS BY THE BOARD, SO AS TO PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE CRITERIA FOR SUCH LICENSURE; AND TO AMEND SECTION 40-2-340, RELATING TO DISCLAIMERS THAT ACCOUNTING PRACTITIONERS AND ACCOUNTING PRACTITIONER FIRMS MUST USE WHEN ASSOCIATING THEIR NAMES WITH CERTAIN COMPILED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, SO AS TO REMOVE THE EXISTING BOILERPLATE LANGUAGE REQUIRED AND INSTEAD PROVIDE SUCH DISCLAIMERS MUST COMPLY WITH CERTAIN NATIONAL STANDARDS. - ratified title
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Filed (filed) — source
- 1/29/2019 (committee substitute) — source
- 3/26/2019 (committee substitute) — source
- 3/27/2019 (committee substitute) — source
- 4/3/2019 (committee substitute) — source
- 4/30/2019 (committee substitute) — source
- 4/4/2019 (committee substitute) — source
- 5/8/2019 (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Passage of Bill — 106–0 (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — 44–0 (pass) · upper
- Concur in Senate Amendments — 91–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Howard — primary (person)
- Sandifer — primary (person)
- Thayer — primary (person)
- Weeks — primary (person)
- West — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2019-01-29 Introduced and read first time
introduction, reading-1 - 2019-01-29 Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
referral-committee - 2019-03-26 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry
committee-passage-favorable - 2019-03-27 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Weeks
- 2019-03-27 Scrivener's error corrected
- 2019-04-02 Debate adjourned until Wed., 4-3-19
- 2019-04-03 Amended
amendment-passage - 2019-04-03 Read second time
reading-2 - 2019-04-03 Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-0
- 2019-04-04 Read third time and sent to Senate
passage, reading-3 - 2019-04-04 Introduced and read first time
introduction, reading-1 - 2019-04-04 Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
referral-committee - 2019-04-04 Scrivener's error corrected
- 2019-04-30 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry
committee-passage-favorable - 2019-05-08 Committee Amendment Adopted
amendment-passage - 2019-05-08 Read second time
reading-2 - 2019-05-08 Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
- 2019-05-09 Read third time and returned to House with amendments
passage, reading-3 - 2019-05-09 Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- 2019-05-09 Roll call Yeas-91 Nays-0
- 2019-05-13 Ratified R 88
- 2019-05-16 Signed By Governor
executive-signature - 2019-05-31 Effective date 05/16/19
- 2019-06-05 Act No. 68
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c3c1ffbc-1a20-4daa-b5a7-ac72b2f1d915. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).