South CarolinaMedical authorization of handicap placards
What it does
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 40-45-285 SO AS TO PROVIDE PHYSICAL THERAPISTS MAY CERTIFY TEMPORARY DISABILITIES OF INDIVIDUALS ON INITIAL APPLICATIONS FOR TEMPORARY DISABILITY PLACARDS ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES; AND BY ADDING SECTION 56-3-1960, RELATING TO TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT PARKING PLACARDS ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, SO AS TO PROVIDE ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, AND PHYSICAL THERAPISTS MAY CERTIFY INDIVIDUALS AS BEING DISABLED FOR PURPOSES OF OBTAINING DISABLED PLACARDS, AND TO PROVIDE SUCH CERTIFICATIONS BY PHYSICAL THERAPISTS ONLY QUALIFY INDIVIDUALS TO RECEIVE TEMPORARY PLACARDS. - RATIFIED TITLE
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 26Act No. 141Latest
- May 26Effective date 05/15/26
- May 15Signed By Governor Henry McMasterBecame Law
- May 14Ratified R 184
- May 6Scrivener's error corrected
- Vote recorded Concur in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- May 6Roll call Yeas-117 Nays-0
- May 6Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolledTo Governor
- Apr 30Read third time and returned to House with amendmentsPassed 2nd Chamber
- Apr 29Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-2
- Vote recorded 2nd Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 29Read second timeMinor
- Apr 29Committee Amendment AdoptedMajor
- Apr 15Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical AffairsMinor
- 2025
- Mar 26Referred to Committee on Medical AffairsMinor
- Mar 26Introduced and read first timeMinor
- Mar 26Read third time and sent to SenatePassed 1st Chamber
- Mar 25Roll call Yeas-112 Nays-0
- Vote recorded Passage of Bill. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 25Read second timeMinor
- Mar 25AmendedMajor
- Mar 20Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal AffairsMinor
- Feb 27Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Sanders, Duncan
- Feb 26Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Willis, Caskey, Wooten, Rose, Huff
- Jan 30Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal AffairsMinor
- Jan 30Introduced and read first timeIntroduced