S 101 South Carolina Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Firefighter registration requirements

Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 40-80-10, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA FIREFIGHTERS EMPLOYMENT AND REGISTRATION ACT, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "FIRE DEPARTMENT"; BY AMENDING SECTION 40-80-40, RELATING TO FIREFIGHTER REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO MAKE A TECHNICAL CLARIFICATION; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 40-80-50, RELATING TO FIREFIGHTER REGISTRATION INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT A DRIVER'S LICENSE REQUIRED FOR DOCUMENTATION MUST BE ISSUED BY THIS STATE. - RATIFIED TITLE
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Signed May 12, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Feb 20, 2025 · House May 1, 2025

How they voted

370
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 45
Feb 20, 2025
D Democratic12
10 Yea 2
83% Yea
R Republican33
27 Yea 6
81% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
10
Committee
5
Amendments
2
May 12, 2025
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
upper
May 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 1, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (105-0-13)
house
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (37-0-8)
senate
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Dec 11, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Mike Gambrell
Mike Gambrell
RRepublican
SC
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