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+type: "Bill"
+title: "A JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, RELATING TO FREE TUITION FOR RESIDENTS SIXTY YEARS OF AGE, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 4728, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE. - ratified title"
+description: "A JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, RELATING TO FREE TUITION FOR RESIDENTS SIXTY YEARS OF AGE, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 4728, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE. - ratified title"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
+legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
+session: "2017-2018"
+identifier: "S 486"
+citation: "South Carolina S 486 (2017-2018)"
+classification: ["joint resolution"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 14
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2017-02-28"
+last_action: "2017-07-12"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d1891674-4cfb-473b-b40d-4f74d19531bb"
+source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=486&session=122&summary=B"
+source_hash: "1f88c48acebfad5d7043aa2742a564221303a94081b43fde89b0d20307c840ab"
+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 486 (2017-2018) — A JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, RELATING TO FREE TUITION FOR RESIDENTS SIXTY YEARS OF AGE, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 4728, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE. - ratified title
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **2/28/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/486_20170228.htm)
+2. **2/28/2017-A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/486_20170228a.htm)
+3. **5/3/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/486_20170503.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- 2nd Reading — **38–0** (pass) · upper
+- Passage of Joint Resolution — **90–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Senate Education — primary (organization)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2017-02-28** Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2017-03-09** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2017-03-09** Roll call Ayes-38 Nays-0
+- **2017-03-14** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
+- **2017-03-15** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2017-03-15** Referred to Committee on Regulations and Administrative Procedures `referral-committee`
+- **2017-05-03** Committee report: Favorable Regulations and Administrative Procedures `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2017-05-04** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2017-05-04** Roll call Yeas-90 Nays-0
+- **2017-05-09** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
+- **2017-05-15** Ratified R 84
+- **2017-05-19** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2017-05-25** Effective date 5/19/17
+- **2017-07-12** Act No. 119
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d1891674-4cfb-473b-b40d-4f74d19531bb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
+