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type: "Bill"
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title: "Continuing education requirements for nonresident real estate brokers and associates"
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description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 40-57-340, RELATING TO BIENNIAL CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE RENEWAL BY THE REAL ESTATE COMMISSION, SO AS TO PROVIDE NONRESIDENT BROKERS AND NONRESIDENT ASSOCIATES WHO SUCCESSFULLY SATISFY CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS OF THEIR JURISDICTION OF RESIDENCE MAY BE EXEMPT FROM THE CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS OF THIS STATE WITH APPROVAL OF THE COMMISSION; AND BY ADDING SECTION 40-57-345 SO AS TO PROVIDE CERTAIN LICENSEES WITH AN EXPIRED LICENSE MAY APPLY FOR LICENSE RENEWAL IF THEY WERE IN GOOD STANDING, WERE LICENSED IN THIS STATE FOR AT LEAST TWENTY-FIVE YEARS, AND WERE AT LEAST SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE AT THE TIME OF EXPIRATION, TO PROVIDE SUCH APPLICANTS FOR RENEWAL MUST PAY A RENEWAL FEE, AND TO EXEMPT LICENSEES MEETING THESE REQUIREMENTS FROM CONTINUING EDUCATION 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 3947"
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citation: "South Carolina H 3947 (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: ["Hixon", "McCabe", "Pedalino", "Taylor", "Vaughan"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 22
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2025-02-11"
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last_action: "2025-05-16"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/70f97fd8-d4dd-4c14-998e-f544ea536930"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3947&session=126&summary=B"
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source_hash: "c86e18690ee4a5134a2217fe70364bef3824c000ae99f42c7a780f064f1c0f8a"
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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 3947 (2025-2026) — Continuing education requirements for nonresident real estate brokers and associates
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 40-57-340, RELATING TO BIENNIAL CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE RENEWAL BY THE REAL ESTATE COMMISSION, SO AS TO PROVIDE NONRESIDENT BROKERS AND NONRESIDENT ASSOCIATES WHO SUCCESSFULLY SATISFY CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS OF THEIR JURISDICTION OF RESIDENCE MAY BE EXEMPT FROM THE CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS OF THIS STATE WITH APPROVAL OF THE COMMISSION; AND BY ADDING SECTION 40-57-345 SO AS TO PROVIDE CERTAIN LICENSEES WITH AN EXPIRED LICENSE MAY APPLY FOR LICENSE RENEWAL IF THEY WERE IN GOOD STANDING, WERE LICENSED IN THIS STATE FOR AT LEAST TWENTY-FIVE YEARS, AND WERE AT LEAST SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE AT THE TIME OF EXPIRATION, TO PROVIDE SUCH APPLICANTS FOR RENEWAL MUST PAY A RENEWAL FEE, AND TO EXEMPT LICENSEES MEETING THESE REQUIREMENTS FROM CONTINUING EDUCATION 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/3947.htm)
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2. **02/11/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3947_20250211.htm)
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3. **02/26/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3947_20250226.htm)
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4. **03/27/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3947_20250327.htm)
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5. **04/24/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3947_20250424.htm)
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## Votes
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- Passage of Bill — **110–0** (pass) · lower
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- Concur in Senate Amendments — **106–0** (pass) · lower
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- 2nd Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Hixon — primary (person)
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- McCabe — primary (person)
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- Pedalino — primary (person)
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- Taylor — primary (person)
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- Vaughan — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-02-11** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-02-11** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-20** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pedalino, McCabe, Vaughan
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- **2025-02-26** Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-27** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Taylor
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- **2025-02-27** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-27** Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-0
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- **2025-02-27** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
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- **2025-02-28** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-03-04** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-03-04** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-27** Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-04-24** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-04-24** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-24** Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0
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- **2025-04-29** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-05-01** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
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- **2025-05-01** Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-0
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- **2025-05-06** Ratified R 45
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- **2025-05-08** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-16** Effective date 05/08/25
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- **2025-05-16** Act No. 27
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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/70f97fd8-d4dd-4c14-998e-f544ea536930`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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