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Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-37-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS CONCERNING THE PRACTICE OF OPTOMETRY, SO AS TO PROVIDE A NECESSARY DEFINITION; AND TO AMEND SECTION 40-37-320, RELATING TO OPTOMETRY MOBILE UNITS, SO AS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE OPERATION OF SUCH UNITS. - ratified title
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Apr 2022
House Passage
May 2022
Senate Passage
May 2022
Signed into Law
May 2022
Introduced Jan 20, 2022
Signed May 13, 2022
Floor votes · Senate May 3, 2022 · House Mar 10, 2022
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 45
May 3, 2022
D
Democratic15
66% Yea
I
Independent1
0% Nay
R
Republican29
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
10
Committee
4
Amendments
2
May 13, 2022
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 11, 2022
Lower · Passed
Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
lower
May 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read third time and returned to House with amendments
upper
May 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
May 3, 2022
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (39-0-6)
senate
Apr 21, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs
upper
Mar 15, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
upper
Mar 15, 2022
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Mar 11, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Mar 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Mar 10, 2022
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (108-0-11)
house
Mar 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry
lower
Jan 20, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
lower
Jan 20, 2022
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
34 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bart Blackwell
RRepublican
P
Bill Taylor
RRepublican
P
Bobby Cox
RRepublican
P
Brandon Newton
RRepublican
P
Bruce M. Bryant
RRepublican
P
Cal Forrest
RRepublican
P
Carl Anderson
DDemocratic
P
Chip Huggins
RRepublican
P
Chris Wooten
RRepublican
P
Doug Gilliam
RRepublican
P
Ivory Thigpen
DDemocratic
P
Jackie Hayes
DDemocratic
P
Jason Elliott
RRepublican
P
Joseph Jefferson
DDemocratic
P
Joseph S. Daning
RRepublican
P
Kevin Hardee
RRepublican
P
Krystle N. Matthews
DDemocratic
P
Lucas Atkinson
DDemocratic
P
Mark Smith
RRepublican
P
Max Hyde
RRepublican
P
Micah Caskey
RRepublican
P
Nathan Ballentine
RRepublican
P
Neal Collins
RRepublican
P
Pat Henegan
DDemocratic
P
Patrick Haddon
RRepublican
P
Raye Felder
RRepublican
P
Robert Williams
DDemocratic
P
Tim McGinnis
RRepublican
P
Todd Rutherford
DDemocratic
P
Tommy Pope
RRepublican
P
Travis Moore
RRepublican
P
V. Stephen "Steve" Moss
RRepublican
P
W. Brian White
RRepublican
P
Westley P. "West" Cox
RRepublican
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