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type: "Bill"
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title: "Smart Heart Act"
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description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE \"SMART HEART ACT\" BY ADDING SECTION 59-17-165 SO AS TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A CARDIAC EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN IN EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 59-17-155, RELATING TO THE AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR PROGRAM IN HIGH SCHOOLS, SO AS TO PROVIDE EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL SHALL ENSURE THE PRESENCE OF AN AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR ONSITE AND WITHIN CERTAIN PROXIMITY OF SCHOOL ATHLETIC VENUES, AND TO PROVIDE RELATED TESTING, MAINTENANCE, AND PERSONNEL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS. - 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 3831"
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citation: "South Carolina H 3831 (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: ["Bauer", "Chapman", "Duncan", "Gagnon", "Grant", "Guffey", "Hayes", "Howard", "Lawson", "M.M. Smith", "Martin", "McCravy", "Moss", "Pedalino", "Rivers", "Robbins", "Sanders", "Schuessler", "Sessions", "T. Moore", "Waters"]
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version_count: 7
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action_count: 26
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2025-01-29"
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last_action: "2026-04-02"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5066c344-6639-418b-a790-9c19d358f2cd"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3831&session=126&summary=B"
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source_hash: "44e109f9a6f6ca17390d27b04de8e18088bb690651fe045c2c588ea6a5128a75"
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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 3831 (2025-2026) — Smart Heart Act
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "SMART HEART ACT" BY ADDING SECTION 59-17-165 SO AS TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A CARDIAC EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN IN EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 59-17-155, RELATING TO THE AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR PROGRAM IN HIGH SCHOOLS, SO AS TO PROVIDE EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL SHALL ENSURE THE PRESENCE OF AN AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR ONSITE AND WITHIN CERTAIN PROXIMITY OF SCHOOL ATHLETIC VENUES, AND TO PROVIDE RELATED TESTING, MAINTENANCE, AND PERSONNEL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS. - 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/3831.htm)
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2. **01/29/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3831_20250129.htm)
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3. **03/11/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3831_20260311.htm)
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4. **03/17/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3831_20260317.htm)
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5. **04/02/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3831_20250402.htm)
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6. **04/04/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3831_20250404.htm)
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7. **04/08/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3831_20250408.htm)
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## Votes
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- Passage of Bill — **108–0** (pass) · lower
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- 2nd Reading — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Concur in Senate Amendments — **117–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Bauer — primary (person)
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- Chapman — primary (person)
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- Duncan — primary (person)
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- Gagnon — primary (person)
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- Grant — primary (person)
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- Guffey — primary (person)
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- Hayes — primary (person)
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- Howard — primary (person)
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- Lawson — primary (person)
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- M.M. Smith — primary (person)
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- Martin — primary (person)
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- McCravy — primary (person)
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- Moss — primary (person)
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- Pedalino — primary (person)
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- Rivers — primary (person)
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- Robbins — primary (person)
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- Sanders — primary (person)
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- Schuessler — primary (person)
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- Sessions — primary (person)
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- T. Moore — primary (person)
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- Waters — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-29** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-01-29** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-13** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Duncan, Sanders, Grant, Howard, Bauer, Pedalino
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- **2025-02-20** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Robbins
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- **2025-03-26** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Schuessler
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- **2025-04-01** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rivers
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- **2025-04-02** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-04-04** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2025-04-08** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Waters
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- **2025-04-08** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-04-08** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-08** Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-0
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- **2025-04-09** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-04-09** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-04-09** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-11** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-17** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-03-17** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-17** Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0
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- **2026-03-19** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-03-25** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
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- **2026-03-25** Roll call Yeas-117 Nays-0
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- **2026-03-25** Ratified R 115
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- **2026-03-30** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-02** Effective date 07/01/26
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- **2026-04-02** Act No. 108
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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/5066c344-6639-418b-a790-9c19d358f2cd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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