# South Carolina H 3842: 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. South Carolina H 3842, 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., is a 126th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Phillip D. Lowe (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-05-26 (Act No. 141); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-H3842-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: South Carolina H 3842 - State: South Carolina - Session: 126th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: 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. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-30 - Last action: 2026-05-26, Act No. 141 - Sponsor: Phillip D. Lowe (Republican) - Cosponsors: 7 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (382 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary Medical authorization of handicap placards ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More providers can certify disabled placards: benefit, low. Beginning May 15, 2026, more medical professionals can certify a DMV disabled parking placard. A doctor, advanced practice nurse, or physician assistant can certify temporary or permanent placards. A licensed physical therapist can certify only an initial temporary placard. PTs cannot sign renewals… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Phillip D. Lowe (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Micajah P. "Micah" Caskey IV (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Adam L. Duncan (Republican), House - Cosponsor: William C. "Chris" Huff (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Seth Rose (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Richard Blake Sanders (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mark N. Willis (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chris Wooten (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-06 | House | (Medical authorization of handicap placards)Concur in Senate Amendments | pass | 117 | 0 | | | 2026-04-29 | Senate | (Medical authorization of handicap placards)2nd Reading | pass | 41 | 2 | | | 2025-03-25 | House | (Medical authorization of handicap placards)Passage of Bill | pass | 112 | 0 | | | 2025-03-25 | House | (Medical authorization of handicap placards)Passage of Bill | pass | 112 | | | ## Actions (23) - 2026-05-26: Act No. 141 (legislature) - 2026-05-26: Effective date 05/15/26 (legislature) - 2026-05-15: Signed By Governor (Governor) - 2026-05-14: Ratified R 184 (legislature) - 2026-05-06: Scrivener's error corrected (legislature) - 2026-05-06: Roll call Yeas-117 Nays-0 (House) - 2026-05-06: Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled (House) - 2026-04-30: Read third time and returned to House with amendments (Senate) - 2026-04-29: Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-2 (Senate) - 2026-04-29: Read second time (Senate) - 2026-04-29: Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs (Senate) - 2025-03-26: Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs (Senate) - 2025-03-26: Introduced and read first time (Senate) - 2025-03-26: Read third time and sent to Senate (House) - 2025-03-25: Roll call Yeas-112 Nays-0 (House) - 2025-03-25: Read second time (House) - 2025-03-25: Amended (House) - 2025-03-20: Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs (House) - 2025-02-27: Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Sanders, Duncan (House) - 2025-02-26: Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Willis, Caskey, Wooten, Rose, Huff (House) - 2025-01-30: Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs (House) - 2025-01-30: Introduced and read first time (House) ## Bill text - Introduced: [HTML](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3842.htm) ## Related bills - S 0623: AN ACT TO EXEMPT GEORGETOWN COUNTY FROM CERTAIN BUILDING REQUIREMENTS AND TO ALLOW THE COUNTY TO INSTEAD ENFORCE AE STANDARDS IN GEORGETOWN COUNTY'S FLOOD DAMA… (became law) - S 0586: AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 172 OF 1995, RELATING TO THE KERSHAW COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT EACH MEMBER OF THE KERSHAW COUNTY TRANSPORTATIO… (signed) - H 5653: AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 843 OF 1952, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE LEE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, SO AS TO CLARIFY THE METHOD BY WHICH PERSONS FILE TO BECOME A CANDI… (signed) - S 1062: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE STATE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, RELATING TO DETERMINATION OF RATES OF TUITION AND FEES, DESIGNATED AS RE… (signed) - S 0779: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE THAT EACH MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL RECEIVE A MONTHLY LEGISLATIVE EXPENSE ALLOWANCE OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS; TO PROVID… (signed) - H 5261: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE FOR RECEIVING ALCOHOL SERVER TRAINING AS PROVIDED FOR IN CHAPTER 3, TITLE 61 TO MAY 1, 2026. (signed) ## Sources - [Introduced (HTML)](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3842.htm) ## Related - [S 0623: AN ACT TO EXEMPT GEORGETOWN COUNTY FROM CERTAIN BUILDING REQUIREMENTS AND TO AL…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-S0623-2025-2026) - [S 0586: AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 172 OF 1995, RELATING TO THE KERSHAW COUNTY TRANSPORTATION…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-S0586-2025-2026) - [H 5653: AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 843 OF 1952, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE LEE COUNTY BOARD O…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-H5653-2025-2026) - [S 1062: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE STATE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDU…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-S1062-2025-2026) - [S 0779: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE THAT EACH MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL RE…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-S0779-2025-2026) - [H 5261: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE FOR RECEIVING ALCOHOL SERVER TRAINING…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-H5261-2025-2026) - [South Carolina bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/south-carolina/bills) - [South Carolina state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/south-carolina) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-H3842-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).