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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Human trafficking awareness and prevention training"
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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"
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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 4343"
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citation: "South Carolina H 4343 (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: ["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"]
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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: "2025-04-09"
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last_action: "2026-03-12"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5e95dc49-cd5a-4e65-ab67-186ff6629e50"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4343&session=126&summary=B"
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source_hash: "cb1edbf260ae0c847418b69bd15fedd3d20152f9e42e02480350ce6c0ddd0f61"
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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 4343 (2025-2026) — Human trafficking awareness and prevention training
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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
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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/4343.htm)
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2. **02/19/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4343_20260219.htm)
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3. **02/25/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4343_20260225.htm)
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4. **04/09/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4343_20250409.htm)
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5. **05/01/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4343_20250501.htm)
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6. **05/05/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4343_20250505.htm)
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7. **05/06/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4343_20250506.htm)
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## Votes
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- Passage of Bill — **111–0** (pass) · lower
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- Concur in Senate Amendments — **113–0** (pass) · lower
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- 2nd Reading — **42–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Alexander — primary (person)
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- Bauer — primary (person)
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- Bernstein — primary (person)
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- Calhoon — primary (person)
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- Cobb-Hunter — primary (person)
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- Crawford — primary (person)
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- Cromer — primary (person)
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- Davis — primary (person)
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- Dillard — primary (person)
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- Edgerton — primary (person)
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- Erickson — primary (person)
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- Henderson-Myers — primary (person)
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- Holman — primary (person)
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- Landing — primary (person)
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- McDaniel — primary (person)
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- Oremus — primary (person)
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- Pedalino — primary (person)
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- Schuessler — primary (person)
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- Spann-Wilder — primary (person)
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- Terribile — primary (person)
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- Waters — primary (person)
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- Wetmore — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-04-09** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-04-09** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2025-05-01** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-05-05** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2025-05-06** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Alexander, Spann-Wilder
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- **2025-05-06** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-05-06** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-05-06** Roll call Yeas-111 Nays-0
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- **2025-05-07** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-05-07** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-05-07** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-19** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-02-25** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-02-25** Amended `amendment-passage`
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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 returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-03-04** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
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- **2026-03-04** Roll call Yeas-113 Nays-0
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- **2026-03-05** Ratified R 111
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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. 106
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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/5e95dc49-cd5a-4e65-ab67-186ff6629e50`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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