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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-19-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DEFINITIONS CONCERNING THE REGULATION OF FUNERAL SERVICE PROVIDERS, SO AS TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 40-19-110, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITED USE OF FALSE OR MISLEADING ADVERTISING BY FUNERAL SERVICE PROVIDERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR FUNERAL SERVICE ADVERTISEMENTS. - ratified title"
+description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-19-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DEFINITIONS CONCERNING THE REGULATION OF FUNERAL SERVICE PROVIDERS, SO AS TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 40-19-110, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITED USE OF FALSE OR MISLEADING ADVERTISING BY FUNERAL SERVICE PROVIDERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR FUNERAL SERVICE ADVERTISEMENTS. - ratified title"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
+legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
+session: "2017-2018"
+identifier: "S 185"
+citation: "South Carolina S 185 (2017-2018)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Shealy"]
+version_count: 6
+action_count: 23
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2016-12-13"
+last_action: "2018-03-20"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/807c4ef5-61e2-4ce6-bf65-e04bfeb6a80d"
+source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=185&session=122&summary=B"
+source_hash: "ad6c7f6bfc512310dddd2b26b91bea9a73e475bff03c85f8294c30a0c9d553bf"
+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 S 185 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-19-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DEFINITIONS CONCERNING THE REGULATION OF FUNERAL SERVICE PROVIDERS, SO AS TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 40-19-110, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITED USE OF FALSE OR MISLEADING ADVERTISING BY FUNERAL SERVICE PROVIDERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR FUNERAL SERVICE ADVERTISEMENTS. - ratified title
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **12/13/2016** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/185_20161213.htm)
+2. **2/1/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/185_20180201.htm)
+3. **2/6/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/185_20180206.htm)
+4. **3/10/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/185_20170310.htm)
+5. **3/15/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/185_20170315.htm)
+6. **3/9/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/185_20170309.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- to concur — **39–0** (pass) · upper
+- 2nd Reading — **41–0** (pass) · upper
+- Passage of Bill — **104–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Shealy — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2016-12-13** Prefiled `filing`
+- **2016-12-13** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
+- **2017-01-10** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2017-01-10** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
+- **2017-03-09** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2017-03-10** Scrivener's error corrected
+- **2017-03-15** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
+- **2017-03-15** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2017-03-15** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
+- **2017-03-16** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
+- **2017-03-21** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2017-03-21** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-01** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2018-02-06** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2018-02-06** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-06** Roll call Yeas-104 Nays-0
+- **2018-02-07** Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments `passage, reading-3`
+- **2018-02-13** Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
+- **2018-02-13** Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0
+- **2018-03-07** Ratified R 139
+- **2018-03-12** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2018-03-14** Effective date 03/12/18
+- **2018-03-20** Act No. 135
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/807c4ef5-61e2-4ce6-bf65-e04bfeb6a80d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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