South Carolina Senate Bill 160

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Engrossed on February 19 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-02-24 - Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
Pending: House Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "dietitian Licensure Compact Act"; By Adding Article 1 To Chapter 21, Title 40, So As To Provide The Purposes, Functions, Operations, And Definitions For The Compact; By Amending Section 40-20-20, Relating To Definitions In The Dietetics Licensure Act, So As To Revise A Definition; And By Amending Section 40-20-60, Relating To Applications For Licensure Under The Dietetics Licensure Act, So As To Require Certain Criminal Background Checks Of Applicants.

Dietitian Licensure Compact

Sen. Danny Verdin [R]

2026-02-18 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 43 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-24	House	Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
2026-02-24	House	Introduced and read first time
2026-02-19	Senate	Read third time and sent to House
2026-02-18	Senate	Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-1
2026-02-18	Senate	Read second time
2026-02-12	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted
2026-02-10	Senate	Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs
2025-01-14	Senate	Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
2025-01-14	Senate	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
40	20	20	(n/a)	See Bill Text
40	20	60	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0160&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/160_20250114.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/160_20260210.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/160_20260212.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/fiscalimpactstatements/S0160%202026-02-12%20amended.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=26495