S 610 South Carolina Senate · 2023-2024 Regular Session

Professional Counseling Compact

Summary

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING COMPACT ACT" BY ADDING ARTICLE 6 TO CHAPTER 75, TITLE 40 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE PURPOSE, FUNCTIONS, OPERATIONS, AND DEFINITIONS FOR THE COMPACT; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 40-75-220, RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO REQUIRE CERTAIN CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS. - RATIFIED TITLE

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2023

Committee Review

Apr 2024

Senate Passage

Apr 2023

House Passage

May 2024

Signed into Law

May 2024

Introduced Mar 8, 2023 Signed May 21, 2024

Floor votes · Senate Apr 25, 2023 · House May 1, 2024

How they voted

43–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 45

Apr 25, 2023

D Democratic14

13 Yea 1

92% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican30

29 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 21, 2024

Signed into law

Signed By Governor

legislature

May 9, 2024

Lower · Passed

Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled

lower

May 8, 2024

Introduced

Returned to House with amendments

upper

May 8, 2024

Amended

House amendment amended

upper

May 2, 2024

Lower · Passed

Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments

lower

May 1, 2024

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

May 1, 2024

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (75-29-17)

house

Apr 24, 2024

Lower · Passed

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry

lower

May 2, 2023

Committee

Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

lower

May 2, 2023

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

Apr 26, 2023

Upper · Passed

Read third time and sent to House

upper

Apr 25, 2023

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (43-0-2)

senate

Apr 19, 2023

Upper · Passed

Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry

upper

Mar 8, 2023

Committee

Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

upper

Mar 8, 2023

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors