South Carolina House Bill 4342

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Passed on March 12 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-12 - Act No. 105
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 40-15-175, Relating To Restricted Instructors' Licenses Issued By The Board Of Dentistry, So As To Provide Waivers From Certain Licensure Requirements For Certain Dental School Faculty; And By Adding Section 40-69-245 So As To Authorize The Board Of Veterinary Medical Examiners To Issue Restricted Licenses To Veterinary School Faculty, To Provide Requirements For These Licenses, And To Provide Waivers From Certain Licensure Requirements For Certain Veterinary School Faculty. - Ratified Title

Dental and veterinary school faculty, restricted licenses

Rep. Marvin Smith [R]

2026-03-05 - House - House: Concur In Senate Amendments (Y: 111 N: 0 NV: 9 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-02-26 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2025-05-06 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 109 N: 1 NV: 10 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-12		Act No. 105
2026-03-12		Effective date 03/09/26
2026-03-09		Signed By Governor
2026-03-05		Ratified R 110
2026-03-05	House	Roll call Yeas-111 Nays-0
2026-03-05	House	Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
2026-03-03	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments
2026-03-03		Scrivener's error corrected
2026-02-26	Senate	Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0
2026-02-26	Senate	Read second time
2026-02-26	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted
2026-02-19	Senate	Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs
2025-05-07	Senate	Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
2025-05-07	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2025-05-07	House	Read third time and sent to Senate
2025-05-06	House	Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-1
2025-05-06	House	Read second time
2025-05-06	House	Amended
2025-05-01	House	Recalled from Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
2025-04-09	House	Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
2025-04-09	House	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
40	15	175	(n/a)	See Bill Text
40	69	245	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4342&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4342_20250409.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4342_20250501.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4342_20250507.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4342_20260219.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4342_20260226.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4342_20260303.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/fiscalimpactstatements/H4342%202025-04-09%20introduced.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=26155
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=26580
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=26720