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type: "Bill"
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title: "Medical authorization of handicap placards"
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description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 40-45-285 SO AS TO PROVIDE PHYSICAL THERAPISTS MAY CERTIFY TEMPORARY DISABILITIES OF INDIVIDUALS ON INITIAL APPLICATIONS FOR TEMPORARY DISABILITY PLACARDS ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES; AND BY ADDING SECTION 56-3-1960, RELATING TO TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT PARKING PLACARDS ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, SO AS TO PROVIDE ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, AND PHYSICAL THERAPISTS MAY CERTIFY INDIVIDUALS AS BEING DISABLED FOR PURPOSES OF OBTAINING DISABLED PLACARDS, AND TO PROVIDE SUCH CERTIFICATIONS BY PHYSICAL THERAPISTS ONLY QUALIFY INDIVIDUALS TO RECEIVE TEMPORARY PLACARDS. - 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 3842"
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citation: "South Carolina H 3842 (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: ["Caskey", "Duncan", "Huff", "Lowe", "Rose", "Sanders", "Willis", "Wooten"]
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version_count: 7
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action_count: 23
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2025-01-30"
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last_action: "2026-05-26"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b3215197-7991-4056-ad33-5a4b1d9f35ef"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3842&session=126&summary=B"
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source_hash: "2e3b102bf22ac4dfe5a7da63d7c12e20901bea05916a8f136703f4b84d0908d1"
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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 3842 (2025-2026) — Medical authorization of handicap placards
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 40-45-285 SO AS TO PROVIDE PHYSICAL THERAPISTS MAY CERTIFY TEMPORARY DISABILITIES OF INDIVIDUALS ON INITIAL APPLICATIONS FOR TEMPORARY DISABILITY PLACARDS ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES; AND BY ADDING SECTION 56-3-1960, RELATING TO TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT PARKING PLACARDS ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, SO AS TO PROVIDE ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, AND PHYSICAL THERAPISTS MAY CERTIFY INDIVIDUALS AS BEING DISABLED FOR PURPOSES OF OBTAINING DISABLED PLACARDS, AND TO PROVIDE SUCH CERTIFICATIONS BY PHYSICAL THERAPISTS ONLY QUALIFY INDIVIDUALS TO RECEIVE TEMPORARY PLACARDS. - 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/3842.htm)
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2. **01/30/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3842_20250130.htm)
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3. **03/20/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3842_20250320.htm)
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4. **03/25/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3842_20250325.htm)
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5. **04/15/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3842_20260415.htm)
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6. **04/29/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3842_20260429.htm)
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7. **05/06/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3842_20260506.htm)
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## Votes
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- Concur in Senate Amendments — **117–0** (pass) · lower
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- 2nd Reading — **41–2** (pass) · upper
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- Passage of Bill — **112–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Caskey — primary (person)
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- Duncan — primary (person)
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- Huff — primary (person)
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- Lowe — primary (person)
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- Rose — primary (person)
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- Sanders — primary (person)
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- Willis — primary (person)
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- Wooten — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-30** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-01-30** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-26** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Willis, Caskey, Wooten, Rose, Huff
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- **2025-02-27** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Sanders, Duncan
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- **2025-03-20** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-25** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-03-25** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-25** Roll call Yeas-112 Nays-0
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- **2025-03-26** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-03-26** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-03-26** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2026-04-15** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-04-29** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-04-29** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-04-29** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-2
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- **2026-04-30** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-05-06** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
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- **2026-05-06** Roll call Yeas-117 Nays-0
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- **2026-05-06** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 184
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- **2026-05-15** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-26** Effective date 05/15/26
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- **2026-05-26** Act No. 141
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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/b3215197-7991-4056-ad33-5a4b1d9f35ef`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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