South Carolina Senate Bill 295 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on March 31 2022 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-04-05 - Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
Pending: House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Amend Article 1, Chapter 1, Title 40 Of The 1976 Code, Relating To Board Regulation Of Professions And Occupations, By Adding Section 40-1-75 And Section 40-1-77, To Provide That Professional Boards And Commissions May Not Solely Deny A License Application Based Upon An Applicant's Prior Criminal Conviction Unless The Conviction Is For A Crime That Directly Relates To The Duties And Responsibilities For The Specific Occupation Or Professional License Being Sought, To Provide That Boards And Commissions Must Identify Crimes That Would Lead To An Automatic Disqualification From Licensure, To Provide That An Applicant May Obtain A Determination From The Appropriate Board Or Commission Concerning Whether His Prior Criminal Conviction Is A Disqualifying Conviction, To Provide Notice To Applicants Who Seek Such A Determination, To Provide For Licensure By Boards And Commissions For Applicants Who Complete Certain Apprenticeship Programs, And To Define Necessary Terms.

Board regulation of professions and occupations

Sen. Wes Climer [R]

Sen. Michael Fanning [D]

Sen. Sean Bennett [R]

Sen. Karl Allen [D]

2022-03-31 - Senate - Senate: 3rd Reading (Y: 39 N: 1 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-03-23 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 44 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-04-05	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
2022-04-05	House	Introduced and read first time
2022-03-31	Senate	Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-1
2022-03-31	Senate	Read third time and sent to House
2022-03-31	Senate	Amended
2022-03-24		Scrivener's error corrected
2022-03-23	Senate	Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
2022-03-23	Senate	Read second time
2022-03-23	Senate	Amended
2022-03-23	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted
2022-03-16		Scrivener's error corrected
2022-03-15	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry
2021-01-12	Senate	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
2021-01-12	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2020-12-09	Senate	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
2020-12-09	Senate	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
40	1	75	(n/a)	See Bill Text
40	1	77	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0295&session=124&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/295_20201209.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/295_20220315.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/295_20220316.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/295_20220323.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/295_20220324.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/295_20220331.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/fiscalimpactstatements/S0295%202021-01-12%20introduced.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=20618
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=20694