S0176Introduced in the Senate
Certified Public Accountants
Introduced by Wes Climer, District 15
What does this bill do?
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Official description
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 Accountant Exam Requirements; By Amending Section 40-2-40, Relating To Entities Required To Register With The Board To Practice As Certified Public Accounting Firms, So As To Require Such Registration Of Firms That Perform Compilation Services, And To Provide Ownership Of Such Firms May Be Held Through A Revocable Grantor Trust; By Amending Section 40-2-70, Relating To Powers And Duties Of The Board, So As To Add Review And Provide Input On Proposed Legislative Changes Related To The Practice Of Accounting As A Power Of The Board; By Amending Section 40-2-80, Relating To Investigations Of Complaints Or Other Information Suggesting Violations, So As To Provide Inspector-investigators Must Have Been Licensed As Certified Public Accountants For At Least The Previous Five Years; By Amending Section 40-2-240, Relating To Requirements For Persons Licensed In Other Jurisdictions To Obtain Licensure By The Board, So As To Provide Reciprocity Licensure Requirements; By Amending Section 40-2-245, Relating To Requirements For Persons Licensed In Other Jurisdictions To Practice In This State Without Licensure By The Board, So As To Revise The Requirements; And By Repealing Section 40-2-20(18) Relating To Definitions Concerning The Board Of Accountancy, Section 40-2-35(h) Relating To Requirements For Licensure By The Board Of Accountancy, And Section 40-2-35(i) Relating To Requirements For Licensure By The Board Of Accountancy. - Ratified Title
Where it stands
Act No. 34
May 19, 2025
How did lawmakers vote?
House votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
Senate votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
HouseStage: House: Passage Of Bill · May 1, 2025
111
Yes
0
No
12
Absent or Not Voting
123 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each representative voted
| Representative | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| William Whitmire | 1 | Yes |
| Adam Duncan | 2 | Yes |
| Phillip Bowers | 3 | Yes |
| Davey Hiott | 4 | Yes |
| Neal Collins | 5 | Yes |
| April Cromer | 6 | Yes |
| Lee Gilreath | 7 | Absent |
| Don Chapman | 8 | Yes |
| Blake Sanders | 9 | Yes |
| Thomas Beach | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Introduced and read first time
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry
Scrivener's error corrected
Committee Amendment Adopted
Amended
Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
Scrivener's error corrected
Read third time and sent to House
Introduced and read first time
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
Scrivener's error corrected
Scrivener's error corrected
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry
Amended
Read second time
Roll call Yeas-111 Nays-0
Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
Scrivener's error corrected
Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
Ratified R 52
Signed By Governor
Effective date 06/30/25
Act No. 34
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