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type: "Bill"
title: "Physical Therapy Examiners, license qualifications and licensure by endorsement from other jurisdictions"
description: "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"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 287"
citation: "South Carolina S 287 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gambrell", "Loftis"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-12-09"
last_action: "2021-03-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8416ec81-d446-4bee-af3a-98f366626082"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=287&session=124&summary=B"
source_hash: "64df9b1286e942b0288889bfb73260755c3ca32097272034b2b12a11909035e6"
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 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](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/bills/287.htm)
2. **12/9/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/287_20201209.htm)
3. **2/2/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/287_20210202.htm)
4. **2/4/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/287_20210204.htm)
5. **3/4/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/287_20210304.htm)
## 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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8416ec81-d446-4bee-af3a-98f366626082`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).