Licensures
Summary
A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 41-1-35 SO AS TO PROVIDE PEOPLE WHO ARE LAWFULLY PRESENT IN THIS STATE AND ARE NOT PRECLUDED FROM ESTABLISHING RESIDENCY UNDER FEDERAL IMMIGRATION LAW MAY ESTABLISH RESIDENCY AND BE ELIGIBLE FOR OCCUPATIONAL OR PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER, PROVIDED OTHER LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS ARE MET.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 12, 2021
Last action Mar 16, 2022
Floor votes · House Apr 6, 2021
How they voted
95–5
Passed · 21 other
Total votes 121
Apr 6, 2021
D
Democratic43
76% Yea
R
Republican78
79% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Amendments
2
Mar 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
May 6, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recalled from Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 6, 2021
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (95-5-21)
house
Mar 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Dec 9, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
lower
34 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Beth Bernstein
DDemocratic
P
Bill Herbkersman
RRepublican
P
Cal Forrest
RRepublican
P
Carl Anderson
DDemocratic
P
Cezar E. McKnight
DDemocratic
P
Chandra Dillard
DDemocratic
P
David Weeks
DDemocratic
P
Gilda Cobb-Hunter
DDemocratic
P
Ivory Thigpen
DDemocratic
P
Jason Elliott
RRepublican
P
Jermaine Johnson
DDemocratic
P
Jerry Carter
RRepublican
P
John King
DDemocratic
P
Joseph Jefferson
DDemocratic
P
Justin Bamberg
DDemocratic
P
Kambrell Garvin
DDemocratic
P
Krystle N. Matthews
DDemocratic
P
Leon Stavrinakis
DDemocratic
P
Lucas Atkinson
DDemocratic
P
Mandy W. Kimmons
RRepublican
P
Marvin Pendarvis
DDemocratic
P
Micah Caskey
RRepublican
P
Neal Collins
RRepublican
P
Pat Henegan
DDemocratic
P
Robert Williams
DDemocratic
P
Roger Kirby
DDemocratic
P
Russell Ott
DDemocratic
P
Seth Rose
DDemocratic
P
Shannon Erickson
RRepublican
P
Shedron D. Williams
DDemocratic
P
Todd Rutherford
DDemocratic
P
Westley P. "West" Cox
RRepublican
P
Will Wheeler
DDemocratic
P
William Scott Cogswell, Jr.
RRepublican
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