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South Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

H 4607: Military Skills to Civilian Licensure Act

In committee 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 4607 is a bill introduced in the South Carolina House on December 16, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Military Skills to Civilian Licensure Act. Primary sponsor: Wendell Jones (Democratic), Tommy Pope (Republican), Bill Clyburn (Democratic), Joe White (Republican), James Teeple (Republican), Carla Schuessler (Republican), John Lastinger (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 31, 2026): Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Lastinger.

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.

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS SO AS TO ENACT THE "MILITARY SKILLS TO CIVILIAN LICENSURE ACT"; AND BY ADDING SECTION 25-15-50 SO AS TO REQUIRE ALL PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS TO GRANT EQUIVALENT CREDIT FOR MILITARY TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE TOWARD LICENSURE, AND TO MANDATE EXPEDITED APPLICATION PROCESSING FOR VETERANS AND MILITARY SPOUSES.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Wendell JonesPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse25
Tommy PopePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse47
Bill ClyburnPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse82
Joe WhitePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse40
James TeeplePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse116
Carla SchuesslerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse61
John LastingerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse88

“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. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Lastinger
  2. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Teeple, Schuessler
  3. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White
  4. Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
  5. Introduced and read first time
  6. Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
  7. Prefiled

Sources

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