All Roll Calls
Yes: 192 • No: 0
South CarolinaS 0101126th General Assembly (2025-2026)Senate
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 40-80-10, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA FIREFIGHTERS EMPLOYMENT AND REGISTRATION ACT, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "FIRE DEPARTMENT"; BY AMENDING SECTION 40-80-40, RELATING TO FIREFIGHTER REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO MAKE A TECHNICAL CLARIFICATION; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 40-80-50, RELATING TO FIREFIGHTER REGISTRATION INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT A DRIVER'S LICENSE REQUIRED FOR DOCUMENTATION MUST BE ISSUED BY THIS STATE.
Sponsored By: Michael W. Gambrell (Republican)
Signed by Governor
Summary
Firefighter registration requirements
Personalized for You
How does this bill affect your finances?
Personalize government policy and PRIA will tell you what this bill means for your household, plus every other piece of legislation we track. PRIA reads each provision against your financial profile to show you exactly what matters to your wallet.
Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
Firefighters must register with each department
A firefighter who works for more than one department must be registered by each department. The State Fire Marshal registers firefighters after a chief or employer recommends them. The Office keeps, at minimum, the firefighter’s name, birth date, Social Security number, valid driver’s license number, employer, and start date. The Office notifies the chief electronically or in writing, and chiefs must use the Office’s forms. A driver’s license no longer has to be from South Carolina; any valid license is accepted.
Statewide rules for fire departments
The law sets clear, statewide rules to be a recognized fire department. A department must be legally organized, serve a response district, and be created or recognized by a town, county, city, or the State. It must have an ISO Public Protection Classification rating and be dispatched by 911 or a local government dispatch center. By July 1, 2026, the State Fire Marshal verifies each department and issues a South Carolina Fire Department number, and the department must be eligible for a National Emergency Response Information System number. Departments must register and keep a roster with the State Fire Marshal and the South Carolina State Firefighters’ Association.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Michael W. Gambrell
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 5/6/2025
(Firefighter registration requirements)to concur
Yes: 45 • No: 0
House vote • 5/1/2025
(Firefighter registration requirements)Passage of Bill
Yes: 110 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/20/2025
(Firefighter registration requirements)2nd Reading
Yes: 37 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Act No. 32
5/19/2025legislatureEffective date 05/12/25
5/19/2025legislatureSigned By Governor
5/12/2025GovernorRatified R 50
5/8/2025legislatureConcurred in House amendment and enrolled
5/6/2025SenateRead third time and returned to Senate with amendments
5/2/2025HouseUnanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
5/1/2025HouseRoll call Yeas-110 Nays-0
5/1/2025HouseRead second time
5/1/2025HouseAmended
5/1/2025HouseCommittee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry
4/30/2025HouseReferred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
2/26/2025HouseIntroduced and read first time
2/26/2025HouseRead third time and sent to House
2/25/2025SenateRoll call Ayes-37 Nays-0
2/20/2025SenateRead second time
2/20/2025SenateCommittee Amendment Adopted
2/20/2025SenateCommittee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry
2/18/2025SenateReferred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
1/14/2025SenateIntroduced and read first time
1/14/2025SenateReferred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
12/11/2024SenatePrefiled
12/11/2024Senate
Bill Text
Introduced
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 DAMAGE PREVENTION ORDINANCE.
Georgetown County Building Requirements
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 REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 5443, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS.
JR to Approve Reg. Doc. No. 5443
H 5127, A JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROPRIATE MONIES FROM THE CAPITAL RESERVE FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026, AND TO ALLOW UNEXPENDED FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO BE CARRIED FORWARD TO SUCCEEDING FISCAL YEARS AND EXPENDED FOR THE SAME PURPOSES.
Capital Reserve Fund appropriation
S 1162, AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 509 OF 1982, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF TRUSTEES OF ANDERSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 2, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT SIX MEMBERS OF THE SEVEN-MEMBER GOVERNING BODY MUST BE ELECTED FROM SINGLE-MEMBER DISTRICTS.
Anderson County School District No. 2
S 0769, A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONTINUING AUTHORITY TO PAY THE EXPENSES OF STATE GOVERNMENT IF THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR BEGINS WITHOUT A GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 HAVING BEEN ENACTED, AND TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS.
Continuing Resolution
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.
Alcohol Server Training