republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2021-2022/h-3599.md

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Bill	Occupational Licensure Reform Act	AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 3 TO CHAPTER 36, TITLE 40 SO AS TO ENACT THE "OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY LICENSURE COMPACT" WHICH ENTERS SOUTH CAROLINA INTO A MULTISTATE OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE COMPACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE RECIPROCAL PRACTICE OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY AMONG THE STATES THAT ARE PARTIES TO THE COMPACT; TO AMEND SECTION 40-36-230, RELATING TO APPLICANTS FOR LICENSURE AS OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS OR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST ASSISTANTS, SO AS TO REQUIRE CERTAIN CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR APPLICATIONS MADE PURSUANT TO THE COMPACT; TO AMEND SECTION 40-36-250, RELATING TO APPLICANTS FOR LICENSURE WITHOUT EXAMINATION AS OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS OR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST ASSISTANTS, SO AS TO REQUIRE CERTAIN CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR APPLICATIONS MADE PURSUANT TO THE COMPACT; AND TO DESIGNATE THE EXISTING SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 36 AS ARTICLE 1, ENTITLED "GENERAL PROVISIONS". - ratified title	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2021-2022	H 3599	South Carolina H 3599 (2021-2022)	bill		enacted	B. Newton Brawley Carter Dabney Erickson Gilliard Govan Howard Jefferson King McGarry S. Williams	7	25	2	2021-01-12	2022-05-31	openstates	ocd-bill/47b5c2eb-aaf9-48e0-a69c-80e91258da32	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3599&session=124&summary=B	1a972dba1465ae4fe4456b5e5bdc5abed3001bc8da2adb50bc4a9d2b51421f7f	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina H 3599 (2021-2022) — Occupational Licensure Reform Act

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 3 TO CHAPTER 36, TITLE 40 SO AS TO ENACT THE "OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY LICENSURE COMPACT" WHICH ENTERS SOUTH CAROLINA INTO A MULTISTATE OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE COMPACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE RECIPROCAL PRACTICE OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY AMONG THE STATES THAT ARE PARTIES TO THE COMPACT; TO AMEND SECTION 40-36-230, RELATING TO APPLICANTS FOR LICENSURE AS OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS OR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST ASSISTANTS, SO AS TO REQUIRE CERTAIN CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR APPLICATIONS MADE PURSUANT TO THE COMPACT; TO AMEND SECTION 40-36-250, RELATING TO APPLICANTS FOR LICENSURE WITHOUT EXAMINATION AS OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS OR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST ASSISTANTS, SO AS TO REQUIRE CERTAIN CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR APPLICATIONS MADE PURSUANT TO THE COMPACT; AND TO DESIGNATE THE EXISTING SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 36 AS ARTICLE 1, ENTITLED "GENERAL PROVISIONS". - ratified title

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Filed (filed) — source
2. 1/12/2021 (committee substitute) — source
3. 2/17/2022 (committee substitute) — source
4. 2/22/2022 (committee substitute) — source
5. 2/23/2022 (committee substitute) — source
6. 2/24/2022 (committee substitute) — source
7. 5/4/2022 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Passage of Bill — 103–3 (pass) · lower
• 2nd Reading — 44–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• B. Newton — primary (person)
• Brawley — primary (person)
• Carter — primary (person)
• Dabney — primary (person)
• Erickson — primary (person)
• Gilliard — primary (person)
• Govan — primary (person)
• Howard — primary (person)
• Jefferson — primary (person)
• King — primary (person)
• McGarry — primary (person)
• S. Williams — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2021-01-12 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2021-01-12 Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs referral-committee
• 2021-01-26 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McGarry
• 2021-12-02 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Dabney
• 2021-12-06 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Brawley, Gilliard, King, Jefferson, Howard, S.Williams
• 2022-01-13 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Carter
• 2022-02-08 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Erickson
• 2022-02-17 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs committee-passage-favorable
• 2022-02-22 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2022-02-22 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Govan
• 2022-02-23 Amended amendment-passage
• 2022-02-23 Read second time reading-2
• 2022-02-23 Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-3
• 2022-02-24 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2022-02-24 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2022-02-24 Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry referral-committee
• 2022-02-24 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2022-05-04 Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry committee-passage-favorable
• 2022-05-10 Read second time reading-2
• 2022-05-10 Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
• 2022-05-11 Read third time and enrolled passage, reading-3
• 2022-05-12 Ratified R 203
• 2022-05-13 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2022-05-31 Effective date 05/13/22
• 2022-05-31 Act No. 158

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/47b5c2eb-aaf9-48e0-a69c-80e91258da32. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).