Medical authorization of handicap placards
Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 40-45-285 SO AS TO PROVIDE PHYSICAL THERAPISTS MAY CERTIFY TEMPORARY DISABILITIES OF INDIVIDUALS ON INITIAL APPLICATIONS FOR TEMPORARY DISABILITY PLACARDS ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES; AND BY ADDING SECTION 56-3-1960, RELATING TO TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT PARKING PLACARDS ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, SO AS TO PROVIDE ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, AND PHYSICAL THERAPISTS MAY CERTIFY INDIVIDUALS AS BEING DISABLED FOR PURPOSES OF OBTAINING DISABLED PLACARDS, AND TO PROVIDE SUCH CERTIFICATIONS BY PHYSICAL THERAPISTS ONLY QUALIFY INDIVIDUALS TO RECEIVE TEMPORARY PLACARDS. - RATIFIED TITLE
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Jan 30, 2025
Signed May 15, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Apr 29, 2026 · House Mar 25, 2025
How they voted
41–1
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 45
Apr 29, 2026
D
Democratic12
91% Yea
R
Republican33
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
10
Committee
4
Amendments
2
May 15, 2026
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
lower
Apr 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time and returned to House with amendments
upper
Apr 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Apr 29, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (41-1-3)
senate
Apr 15, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Mar 25, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (108-0-10)
house
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
8 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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