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type: "Bill"
title: "Human trafficking awareness and prevention training"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 40-33-31 SO AS TO REQUIRE CERTAIN HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS AND PREVENTION TRAINING FOR LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES, REGISTERED NURSES, AND ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES; BY ADDING SECTION 40-47-39 SO AS TO REQUIRE CERTAIN HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS AND PREVENTION TRAINING FOR PHYSICIANS WHO PRACTICE IN CERTAIN FIELDS AND CERTAIN SETTINGS; AND BY ADDING SECTION 40-47-953 SO AS TO REQUIRE CERTAIN HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS AND PREVENTION TRAINING FOR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 4343"
citation: "South Carolina H 4343 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alexander", "Bauer", "Bernstein", "Calhoon", "Cobb-Hunter", "Crawford", "Cromer", "Davis", "Dillard", "Edgerton", "Erickson", "Henderson-Myers", "Holman", "Landing", "McDaniel", "Oremus", "Pedalino", "Schuessler", "Spann-Wilder", "Terribile", "Waters", "Wetmore"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 23
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-04-09"
last_action: "2026-03-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5e95dc49-cd5a-4e65-ab67-186ff6629e50"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4343&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "cb1edbf260ae0c847418b69bd15fedd3d20152f9e42e02480350ce6c0ddd0f61"
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 H 4343 (2025-2026) — Human trafficking awareness and prevention training
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 40-33-31 SO AS TO REQUIRE CERTAIN HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS AND PREVENTION TRAINING FOR LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES, REGISTERED NURSES, AND ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES; BY ADDING SECTION 40-47-39 SO AS TO REQUIRE CERTAIN HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS AND PREVENTION TRAINING FOR PHYSICIANS WHO PRACTICE IN CERTAIN FIELDS AND CERTAIN SETTINGS; AND BY ADDING SECTION 40-47-953 SO AS TO REQUIRE CERTAIN HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS AND PREVENTION TRAINING FOR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS. - 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/sess126_2025-2026/bills/4343.htm)
2. **02/19/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4343_20260219.htm)
3. **02/25/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4343_20260225.htm)
4. **04/09/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4343_20250409.htm)
5. **05/01/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4343_20250501.htm)
6. **05/05/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4343_20250505.htm)
7. **05/06/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4343_20250506.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **111–0** (pass) · lower
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **42–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Alexander — primary (person)
- Bauer — primary (person)
- Bernstein — primary (person)
- Calhoon — primary (person)
- Cobb-Hunter — primary (person)
- Crawford — primary (person)
- Cromer — primary (person)
- Davis — primary (person)
- Dillard — primary (person)
- Edgerton — primary (person)
- Erickson — primary (person)
- Henderson-Myers — primary (person)
- Holman — primary (person)
- Landing — primary (person)
- McDaniel — primary (person)
- Oremus — primary (person)
- Pedalino — primary (person)
- Schuessler — primary (person)
- Spann-Wilder — primary (person)
- Terribile — primary (person)
- Waters — primary (person)
- Wetmore — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-04-09** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-09** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-01** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-05** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-05-06** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Alexander, Spann-Wilder
- **2025-05-06** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-06** Roll call Yeas-111 Nays-0
- **2025-05-07** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-07** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-05-07** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-19** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-25** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2026-02-25** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-02-25** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-25** Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
- **2026-02-26** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-04** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2026-03-04** Roll call Yeas-113 Nays-0
- **2026-03-05** Ratified R 111
- **2026-03-09** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-12** Effective date 03/09/26
- **2026-03-12** Act No. 106
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5e95dc49-cd5a-4e65-ab67-186ff6629e50`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).