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South Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

H 3842: Medical authorization of handicap placards

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 3842 is a bill introduced in the South Carolina House on January 30, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Medical authorization of handicap placards. Primary sponsor: Phillip Lowe (Republican), Mark Willis (Republican), Micah Caskey (Republican), Chris Wooten (Republican), Seth Rose (Democratic), Chris Huff (Republican), Blake Sanders (Republican), Adam Duncan (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 26, 2026): Act No. 141.

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 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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Phillip LowePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Mark WillisPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse16
Micah CaskeyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse89
Chris WootenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse69
Seth RosePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse72
Chris HuffPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Blake SandersPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse9
Adam DuncanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse2

“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. 141
  2. Effective date 05/15/26
  3. Signed By Governor
  4. Ratified R 184
  5. Scrivener's error corrected
  6. Roll call Yeas-117 Nays-0
  7. Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
  8. Read third time and returned to House with amendments
  9. Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-2
  10. Read second time
  11. Committee Amendment Adopted
  12. Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs

Showing 12 most recent of 23 actions. Full history

Sources

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