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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO ENACT THE \"PYRAMID PROMOTIONAL SCHEME PROHIBITION ACT\" BY ADDING ARTICLE 7 TO CHAPTER 5, TITLE 39 SO AS TO PROVIDE PYRAMID PROMOTIONAL SCHEMES CONSTITUTE UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES UNDER THE SOUTH CAROLINA UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES ACT, AND TO PROVIDE NECESSARY DEFINITIONS; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 39-5-30 RELATING TO PYRAMID CLUBS AND SIMILAR OPERATIONS. - ratified title"
+description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO ENACT THE \"PYRAMID PROMOTIONAL SCHEME PROHIBITION ACT\" BY ADDING ARTICLE 7 TO CHAPTER 5, TITLE 39 SO AS TO PROVIDE PYRAMID PROMOTIONAL SCHEMES CONSTITUTE UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES UNDER THE SOUTH CAROLINA UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES ACT, AND TO PROVIDE NECESSARY DEFINITIONS; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 39-5-30 RELATING TO PYRAMID CLUBS AND SIMILAR OPERATIONS. - ratified title"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
+legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
+session: "2017-2018"
+identifier: "H 3883"
+citation: "South Carolina H 3883 (2017-2018)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Pope", "Sandifer"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 17
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2017-03-02"
+last_action: "2017-05-18"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3c79ebda-da0d-47aa-a4a1-9cdff91ea71e"
+source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3883&session=122&summary=B"
+source_hash: "157906ee4e443c6322de4f615a6b83319fe9d616b636c36aacea2ab17f793440"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
+---
+
+# South Carolina H 3883 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO ENACT THE "PYRAMID PROMOTIONAL SCHEME PROHIBITION ACT" BY ADDING ARTICLE 7 TO CHAPTER 5, TITLE 39 SO AS TO PROVIDE PYRAMID PROMOTIONAL SCHEMES CONSTITUTE UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES UNDER THE SOUTH CAROLINA UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES ACT, AND TO PROVIDE NECESSARY DEFINITIONS; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 39-5-30 RELATING TO PYRAMID CLUBS AND SIMILAR OPERATIONS. - ratified title
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **3/2/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3883_20170302.htm)
+2. **4/26/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3883_20170426.htm)
+3. **5/2/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3883_20170502.htm)
+4. **5/4/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3883_20170504.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Passage of Bill — **93–0** (pass) · lower
+- 2nd Reading — **41–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Pope — primary (person)
+- Sandifer — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2017-03-02** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2017-03-02** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2017-04-26** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2017-05-02** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2017-05-02** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2017-05-02** Roll call Yeas-93 Nays-0
+- **2017-05-03** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
+- **2017-05-03** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2017-05-03** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
+- **2017-05-04** Recalled from Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
+- **2017-05-04** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2017-05-04** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
+- **2017-05-08** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
+- **2017-05-09** Ratified R 62
+- **2017-05-10** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2017-05-17** Effective date 05/10/17
+- **2017-05-18** Act No. 39
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3c79ebda-da0d-47aa-a4a1-9cdff91ea71e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
+