Real estate brokers and insurance producers, continuing education requirement exemptions
Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-57-340, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS FROM CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR REAL ESTATE BROKERS AND SALESPERSONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE AN EXEMPTION TO THE BIENNIAL CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENT FOR BROKERS AND SALESPERSONS WHO HAVE TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF LICENSURE AND ARE SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER; TO AMEND SECTION 35-1-411, RELATING TO POSTREGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE AN EXEMPTION TO CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR SUCH REGISTERED INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OR MORE OF LICENSURE AND ARE SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER; AND TO AMEND SECTION 38-43-106, RELATING TO CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE AN EXEMPTION TO CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR SUCH INSURANCE PRODUCERS WHO HAVE TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OR MORE OF LICENSURE AND ARE SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER. - ratified title
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House Passage
May 2022
Signed into Law
May 2022
Introduced Jan 12, 2021
Signed May 16, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 4, 2021 · House May 4, 2022
How they voted
41–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 44
Feb 4, 2021
D
Democratic15
93% Yea
R
Republican29
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
10
Committee
5
Amendments
4
May 16, 2022
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 12, 2022
Lower · Passed
Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
lower
May 11, 2022
Introduced
Returned to House with amendments
upper
May 11, 2022
Amended
House amendment amended
upper
May 5, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
lower
May 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 4, 2022
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (96-0-22)
house
Apr 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry
lower
Feb 10, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
lower
Feb 10, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Feb 9, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Feb 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Feb 4, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (41-0-3)
senate
Feb 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry
upper
Jan 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
upper
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Dec 9, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
John L. Scott, Jr.
DDemocratic
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