STATE BILLSC H 3831PASSED

Smart Heart Act

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "smart Heart Act" By Adding Section 59-17-165 So As To Provide Definitions And To Provide For The Development And Implementation Of A Cardiac Emergency Response Plan In Each Public School; And By Amending Section 59-17-155, Relating To The Automated External Defibrillator Program In High Schools, So As To Provide Each Public School Shall Ensure The Presence Of An Automated External Defibrillator Onsite And Within Certain Proximity Of School Athletic Venues, And To Provide Related Testing, Maintenance, And Personnel Training Requirements. - Ratified Title

Status: Passed; Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date: Apr 2, 2026; 224 days ago
Current chamber: House of Representatives
Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session

SC H 3831 · PassedApr 2

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Bill details

Last action: Act No. 108 · Apr 2, 2026

Bill history

Newest first.

Apr 2, 2026Act No. 108

Apr 2, 2026Effective date 07/01/26

Mar 30, 2026Signed By Governor

Mar 25, 2026Ratified R 115

Mar 25, 2026Roll call Yeas-117 Nays-0House

Mar 25, 2026Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolledHouse

Mar 19, 2026Read third time and returned to House with amendmentsSenate

Mar 17, 2026Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0Senate

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Mar 17, 2026Read second timeSenate

Mar 17, 2026Committee Amendment AdoptedSenate

Mar 11, 2026Committee report: Favorable with amendment EducationSenate

Apr 9, 2025Referred to Committee on EducationSenate

Apr 9, 2025Introduced and read first timeSenate

Apr 9, 2025Read third time and sent to SenateHouse

Apr 8, 2025Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-0House

Apr 8, 2025Read second timeHouse

Apr 8, 2025AmendedHouse

Apr 8, 2025Member(s) request name added as sponsor: WatersHouse

Apr 4, 2025Scrivener's error corrected

Apr 2, 2025Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public WorksHouse

Apr 1, 2025Member(s) request name added as sponsor: RiversHouse

Mar 26, 2025Member(s) request name added as sponsor: SchuesslerHouse

Feb 20, 2025Member(s) request name added as sponsor: RobbinsHouse

Feb 13, 2025Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Duncan, Sanders, Grant, Howard, Bauer, PedalinoHouse

Jan 29, 2025Referred to Committee on Education and Public WorksHouse

Jan 29, 2025Introduced and read first timeHouse

Recorded votes

House: Passage Of BillApr 8, 2025 · House · 108 yea · 0 nayPassed

Senate: 2nd ReadingMar 17, 2026 · Senate · 40 yea · 0 nayPassed

House: Concur In Senate AmendmentsMar 25, 2026 · House · 117 yea · 0 nayPassed

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