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South Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

H 3254: Physician licensure

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

H 3254 is a bill introduced in the South Carolina House on December 5, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Physician licensure. Primary sponsor: Weston Newton (Republican), Shannon Erickson (Republican), Jeff Bradley (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 12, 2026): Act No. 103.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 40-47-32, RELATING TO SPECIAL EXAMINATIONS AND RELATED CRITERIA REQUIRED OF APPLICANTS FOR PERMANENT MEDICAL LICENSURE BY THE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE BOARD MAY WAIVE CERTAIN EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICANTS FOUND TO POSSESS THE GENERAL MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED TO COMPETENTLY PRACTICE MEDICINE. - RATIFIED TITLE

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Weston NewtonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse120
Shannon EricksonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse124
Jeff BradleyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse123

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Act No. 103
  2. Effective date 03/09/26
  3. Signed By Governor
  4. Ratified R 108
  5. Read third time and enrolled
  6. Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
  7. Read second time
  8. Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs
  9. Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
  10. Introduced and read first time
  11. Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
  12. Roll call Yeas-104 Nays-0

Showing 12 most recent of 19 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source