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South Carolina General Assembly · S 0176 · Act No. 34

Certified Public Accountants

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Officially: “AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 40-2-30, RELATING TO REQUIREMENTS FOR USE OF PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATIONS FOR CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS AND PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, SO AS TO APPLY THESE REQUIREMENTS TO USAGES IN ELECTRONIC FILES AND METADATA; Read the full text

126th session (2025-2026)

What it does

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 40-2-30, RELATING TO REQUIREMENTS FOR USE OF PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATIONS FOR CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS AND PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, SO AS TO APPLY THESE REQUIREMENTS TO USAGES IN ELECTRONIC FILES AND METADATA; BY AMENDING SECTION 40-2-35, RELATING TO REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE BY THE BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY, SO AS TO REVISE THE EDUCATIONAL AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS, TO REVISE REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING THE UNIFORM CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTA
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Where it is

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Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 107) · Jan 14, 2025

Senate

Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry (Senate Journal-page 107) · Jan 14, 2025

Senate

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry (Senate Journal-page 12) · Feb 26, 2025

Senate

Scrivener's error corrected · Mar 5, 2025
Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 18) · Mar 11, 2025

Senate

Amended (Senate Journal-page 18) · Mar 11, 2025

Senate

Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 18) · Mar 11, 2025

Senate

Scrivener's error corrected · Mar 12, 2025
Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 10) · Mar 12, 2025

Senate

Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 20) · Mar 20, 2025

House

Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry (House Journal-page 20) · Mar 20, 2025

House

Scrivener's error corrected · Apr 1, 2025
Scrivener's error corrected · Apr 9, 2025
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry (House Journal-page 11) · Apr 30, 2025

House

Amended (House Journal-page 106) · May 1, 2025

House

Read second time (House Journal-page 106) · May 1, 2025

House

Roll call Yeas-111 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 109) · May 1, 2025

House

Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day (House Journal-page 110) · May 1, 2025

House

Scrivener's error corrected · May 5, 2025
Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments · May 2, 2025

House

Concurred in House amendment and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 102) · May 6, 2025

Senate

Ratified R 52 · May 8, 2025
Signed By Governor · May 12, 2025
Effective date 06/30/25 · May 19, 2025
Act No. 34 · May 19, 2025

The numbers

1
sponsor on the bill

Sponsors

Climer

Recorded votes

Passage of BillHouse · 2025-05-01 · Passed · Yeas 111, Nays 0, Excused Absence 6, Not Voting 6
2nd ReadingSenate · 2025-03-11 · Passed · Ayes 41, Nays 0, Excused Absence 5
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the South Carolina legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Act No. 34 (May 19, 2025).