H 3996 South Carolina House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Anesthesiologist Assistants

Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 40-47-1250, RELATING TO SUPERVISION OF ANESTHESIOLOGIST'S ASSISTANTS, SO AS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF ANESTHESIOLOGIST'S ASSISTANTS THAT AN ANESTHESIOLOGIST MAY SUPERVISE; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 40-47-1240, RELATING TO LICENSURE OF ANESTHESIOLOGIST'S ASSISTANTS, SO AS TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT LICENSURE APPLICANTS MUST APPEAR BEFORE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS AND PRESENT EVIDENCE OF CERTAIN RELEVANT ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS AND KNOWLEDGE. - RATIFIED TITLE
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 13, 2025 Signed May 12, 2025
Floor votes · Senate May 1, 2025 · House Apr 23, 2025

How they voted

410
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 45
May 1, 2025
D Democratic12
11 Yea 1
91% Yea
R Republican33
30 Yea 3
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
8
Committee
5
May 12, 2025
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time and enrolled
upper
May 1, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (41-0-4)
senate
Apr 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Polled out of committee Medical Affairs
upper
Apr 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
upper
Apr 24, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Apr 23, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (102-0-16)
house
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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