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type: "Bill"
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title: "Physician licensure"
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description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 40-47-32, RELATING TO SPECIAL EXAMINATIONS AND RELATED CRITERIA REQUIRED OF APPLICANTS FOR PERMANENT MEDICAL LICENSURE BY THE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE BOARD MAY WAIVE CERTAIN EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICANTS FOUND TO POSSESS THE GENERAL MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED TO COMPETENTLY PRACTICE MEDICINE. - RATIFIED TITLE"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
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legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
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session: "2025-2026"
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identifier: "H 3254"
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citation: "South Carolina H 3254 (2025-2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bradley", "Erickson", "W. Newton"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 19
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2024-12-05"
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last_action: "2026-03-12"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4d08663d-cc0e-4a53-9fef-75bea7cffdc8"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3254&session=126&summary=B"
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source_hash: "7a80172abcbab9b48aee1ae14810dbffb26138b19559335c51652ae720ce870a"
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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 3254 (2025-2026) — Physician licensure
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 40-47-32, RELATING TO SPECIAL EXAMINATIONS AND RELATED CRITERIA REQUIRED OF APPLICANTS FOR PERMANENT MEDICAL LICENSURE BY THE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE BOARD MAY WAIVE CERTAIN EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICANTS FOUND TO POSSESS THE GENERAL MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED TO COMPETENTLY PRACTICE MEDICINE. - 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/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3254.htm)
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2. **02/12/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3254_20250212.htm)
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3. **02/19/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3254_20260219.htm)
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4. **12/05/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3254_20241205.htm)
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## Votes
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- Passage of Bill — **104–0** (pass) · lower
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- 2nd Reading — **42–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Bradley — primary (person)
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- Erickson — primary (person)
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- W. Newton — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-12-05** Prefiled `filing`
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- **2024-12-05** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-01-14** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-04** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Erickson, Bradley
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- **2025-02-12** Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-13** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-13** Roll call Yeas-104 Nays-0
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- **2025-02-13** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
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- **2025-02-18** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-02-18** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-19** Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-02-25** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-25** Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
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- **2026-02-26** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-03-05** Ratified R 108
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- **2026-03-09** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-03-12** Effective date 03/09/26
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- **2026-03-12** Act No. 103
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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/4d08663d-cc0e-4a53-9fef-75bea7cffdc8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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