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A112, R120, S583
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Davis, Massey and Johnson
Document Path: LC-0405WAB25.docx
Introduced in the Senate on April 16, 2025
Introduced in the House on May 1, 2025
Last Amended on February 25, 2026
Currently residing in the Senate
Governor's Action: April 6, 2026, Signed
Summary: Board of Funeral Services continuing education requirements
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
| Date | Body | Action Description with journal page number |
|---|---|---|
| 4/16/2025 | Senate | Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 14) |
| 4/16/2025 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry (Senate Journal-page 14) |
| 4/24/2025 | Senate | Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry (Senate Journal-page 11) |
| 4/29/2025 | Senate | Read second time (Senate Journal-page 48) |
| 4/29/2025 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 48) |
| 4/30/2025 | Senate | Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 24) |
| 5/1/2025 | House | Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 140) |
| 5/1/2025 | House | Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry (House Journal-page 140) |
| 2/19/2026 | House | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry (House Journal-page 10) |
| 2/24/2026 | House | Requests for debate-Rep(s). King, Govan, Howard, Grant, Luck, Hart, Williams (House Journal-page 26) |
| 2/25/2026 | House | Amended (House Journal-page 110) |
| 2/25/2026 | House | Read second time (House Journal-page 110) |
| 2/25/2026 | House | Roll call Yeas-102 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 111) |
| 3/3/2026 | House | Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments (House Journal-page 45) |
| 3/25/2026 | Senate | Concurred in House amendment and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 47) |
| 3/25/2026 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 47) |
| 4/1/2026 | Ratified R 120 | |
| 4/6/2026 | Signed By Governor | |
| 4/23/2026 | Effective date 04/06/26 | |
| 4/23/2026 | Act No. 112 |
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
04/16/2025
04/24/2025
02/19/2026
02/25/2026
(A112, R120, S583)
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 40-19-250, RELATING TO CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS REQUIRED FOR LICENSEES OF THE BOARD OF FUNERAL EXAMINERS, SO AS TO REVISE PHYSICAL ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION INSTRUCTION, TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION, AND TO DEFINE "PHYSICAL ATTENDANCE."
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Continuing education, physical attendance, definition, exception
SECTION 1. Section 40-19-250 of the S.C. Code is amended to read:
Section 40-19-250. (A) The board shall develop in regulation a continuing education program and each licensee must attend a minimum of four credit hours annually, of which one credit hour must be an ethics in funeral service course. This continuing education program must be offered, at a minimum, four times a year at locations easily accessible to participants. Physical attendance of a licensee is required for two of the four required hours but is not required for the remaining two required hours.
(B) For purposes of this section, "physical attendance":
(1) means being physically present in person on the site of a designated physical location to receive continuing education instruction; and
(2) excludes virtual, remote, correspondence, or other instructional formats that do not satisfy the requirements of item (1).
(C) This continuing education requirement does not apply to a person who is not the manager of record of a funeral home, funeral establishment, or mortuary if the person has been licensed for thirty or more years and is sixty years old or older.
(D) The provisions of subsection (A) relating to physical attendance do not apply if there is a declaration of a pandemic or if a natural disaster has occurred. Virtual, remote, correspondence, or other instructional formats are permitted during a pandemic or natural disaster.
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect on July 1, 2026.
Ratified the 1st day of April, 2026.
Approved the 6th day of April, 2026.
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