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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Access to tax information"
+description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 12-2-140 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE STATE AGENCIES AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS THAT HAVE ACCESS TO FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION TO CONDUCT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS ON ITS EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS. - ratified title"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
+legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
+session: "2021-2022"
+identifier: "S 609"
+citation: "South Carolina S 609 (2021-2022)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Alexander"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 18
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2021-02-24"
+last_action: "2021-06-01"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bf4a51cf-69aa-40ca-abb4-1411cc7e527f"
+source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=609&session=124&summary=B"
+source_hash: "1f838ad8d7cc1046eba08f0212f306a8ea43ca66ccd5ca314323ac196332c63d"
+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 609 (2021-2022) — Access to tax information
+
+AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 12-2-140 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE STATE AGENCIES AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS THAT HAVE ACCESS TO FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION TO CONDUCT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS ON ITS EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS. - ratified title
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/bills/609.htm)
+2. **2/24/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/609_20210224.htm)
+3. **3/31/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/609_20210331.htm)
+4. **5/4/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/609_20210504.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
+- Passage of Bill — **95–1** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Alexander — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-02-24** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-02-24** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-31** Committee report: Favorable Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-04-07** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2021-04-07** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
+- **2021-04-08** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
+- **2021-04-13** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-04-13** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-04** Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-06** Debate adjourned until Tues., 5-11-21
+- **2021-05-11** Requests for debate-Rep(s). King
+- **2021-05-11** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2021-05-11** Roll call Yeas-95 Nays-1
+- **2021-05-12** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
+- **2021-05-13** Ratified R 73
+- **2021-05-17** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2021-06-01** Effective date 05/17/21
+- **2021-06-01** Act No. 59
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bf4a51cf-69aa-40ca-abb4-1411cc7e527f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
+