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type: "Bill"
title: "Professional licenses, temporary"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, SO AS TO ENACT THE \"ARMED SERVICES MEMBERS AND SPOUSES PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING ACT\" BY ADDING SECTION 27-1-170 SO AS TO PROVIDE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH ACTIVE DUTY UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES MEMBERS' SPOUSES WHO ARE CREDENTIALED IN PROFESSIONS OR OCCUPATIONS IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS AND SUBSEQUENTLY RELOCATE TO THIS STATE UNDER OFFICIAL MILITARY ORDERS MAY CONTINUE TO WORK IN SUCH PROFESSIONS OR OCCUPATIONS IN THIS STATE, AND TO PROVIDE RELATED REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES FOR IMPLEMENTING THESE PROVISIONS, AMONG OTHER THINGS; TO AMEND SECTION 40-1-630, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF TEMPORARY PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES BY STATE REGULATORY BOARDS, SO AS TO MAKE THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH TEMPORARY LICENSES MANDATORY IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; TO AMEND SECTION 40-1-640, RELATING TO THE DISCRETIONARY ACCEPTANCE OF MILITARY EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE TO SATISFY PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS OF CERTAIN STATE REGULATORY BOARDS, SO AS TO MANDATE THE ACCEPTANCE OF SUCH EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 40-33-20, AS AMENDED, AND SECTION 40-33-34, AS AMENDED, BOTH RELATING TO CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETISTS, SO AS TO REVISE ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCH CERTIFICATION. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "S 455"
citation: "South Carolina S 455 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alexander", "Climer", "Davis"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 32
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2019-01-29"
last_action: "2020-05-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2a74fabb-e3a5-419c-9586-1abef5574589"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=455&session=123&summary=B"
source_hash: "7e5a1151252d19a99a3dca6096006d4f134641869d7ba05bcd736a034bc9f6c7"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina S 455 (2019-2020) — Professional licenses, temporary
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, SO AS TO ENACT THE "ARMED SERVICES MEMBERS AND SPOUSES PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING ACT" BY ADDING SECTION 27-1-170 SO AS TO PROVIDE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH ACTIVE DUTY UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES MEMBERS' SPOUSES WHO ARE CREDENTIALED IN PROFESSIONS OR OCCUPATIONS IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS AND SUBSEQUENTLY RELOCATE TO THIS STATE UNDER OFFICIAL MILITARY ORDERS MAY CONTINUE TO WORK IN SUCH PROFESSIONS OR OCCUPATIONS IN THIS STATE, AND TO PROVIDE RELATED REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES FOR IMPLEMENTING THESE PROVISIONS, AMONG OTHER THINGS; TO AMEND SECTION 40-1-630, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF TEMPORARY PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES BY STATE REGULATORY BOARDS, SO AS TO MAKE THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH TEMPORARY LICENSES MANDATORY IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; TO AMEND SECTION 40-1-640, RELATING TO THE DISCRETIONARY ACCEPTANCE OF MILITARY EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE TO SATISFY PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS OF CERTAIN STATE REGULATORY BOARDS, SO AS TO MANDATE THE ACCEPTANCE OF SUCH EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 40-33-20, AS AMENDED, AND SECTION 40-33-34, AS AMENDED, BOTH RELATING TO CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETISTS, SO AS TO REVISE ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCH CERTIFICATION. - ratified title
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/bills/455.htm)
2. **1/29/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/455_20190129.htm)
3. **2/14/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/455_20190214.htm)
4. **3/5/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/455_20190305.htm)
5. **4/30/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/455_20190430.htm)
6. **5/1/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/455_20190501.htm)
7. **5/12/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/455_20200512.htm)
8. **5/8/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/455_20190508.htm)
## Votes
- Adopt Conference Report — **1130** (pass) · lower
- to adopt — **430** (pass) · upper
- to adopt — **420** (pass) · upper
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **0108** (fail) · lower
- to adopt — **411** (pass) · upper
- 2nd Reading — **440** (pass) · upper
- to adopt the conference report — **410** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **960** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Alexander — primary (person)
- Climer — primary (person)
- Davis — 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`
- **2019-02-14** Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-05** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-05** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2019-03-05** Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
- **2019-03-07** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-07** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-03-07** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-30** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-01** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-01** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2019-05-01** Roll call Yeas-96 Nays-0
- **2019-05-02** Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-05-08** House amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
- **2019-05-08** Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
- **2019-05-08** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-1
- **2019-05-08** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- **2019-05-08** Returned to House with amendments
- **2019-05-09** Non-concurrence in Senate amendment
- **2019-05-09** Roll call Yeas-0 Nays-108
- **2019-05-09** Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Gambrell, Scott, Davis
- **2020-01-28** Conference committee appointed West, Caskey, Ott
- **2020-02-27** Conference report received and adopted
- **2020-02-27** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
- **2020-05-12** Conference report adopted
- **2020-05-12** Roll call Yeas-113 Nays-0
- **2020-05-12** Ordered enrolled for ratification
- **2020-05-21** Ratified R 144
- **2020-05-26** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-05-28** Effective date 05/26/20
- **2020-05-28** Act No. 139
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2a74fabb-e3a5-419c-9586-1abef5574589`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).