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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Construction Contract Extensions"
+description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 57-5-1630, RELATING TO THE EXTENSION OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION IS NOT REQUIRED TO PROVIDE PREAPPROVAL OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT EXTENSIONS AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE COMMISSION MUST RATIFY EXTENSIONS AT THE NEXT COMMISSION MEETING. - RATIFIED TITLE"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
+legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
+session: "2023-2024"
+identifier: "S 361"
+citation: "South Carolina S 361 (2023-2024)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Grooms", "Scott"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 17
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2023-01-10"
+last_action: "2023-03-22"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/85b94e6b-75d4-47c1-a611-0901bd205444"
+source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=361&session=125&summary=B"
+source_hash: "8b4a688b20110ea1c0170535bec819e56e403e1c6d027d48617da027bf15597e"
+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 361 (2023-2024) — Construction Contract Extensions
+
+AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 57-5-1630, RELATING TO THE EXTENSION OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION IS NOT REQUIRED TO PROVIDE PREAPPROVAL OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT EXTENSIONS AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE COMMISSION MUST RATIFY EXTENSIONS AT THE NEXT COMMISSION MEETING. - 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/sess125_2023-2024/bills/361.htm)
+2. **1/10/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/361_20230110.htm)
+3. **3/1/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/361_20230301.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Passage of Bill — **107–0** (pass) · lower
+- 2nd Reading — **42–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Grooms — primary (person)
+- Scott — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-01-10** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2023-01-10** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
+- **2023-01-19** Committee report: Favorable Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-02-14** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2023-02-14** Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
+- **2023-02-15** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
+- **2023-02-16** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2023-02-16** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
+- **2023-03-01** Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-03-07** Requests for debate-Rep(s). Ott, McDaniel, Thigpen, Rivers, Alexander, Bernstein, Bauer, JA Moore, Tedder, Pendarvis, Jefferson, JL Johnson, May, AM Morgan, Wheeler, Weeks, Anderson, Hosey, Erickson, Hixon, Blackwell, Magnuson, Williams
+- **2023-03-08** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2023-03-08** Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-0
+- **2023-03-09** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
+- **2023-03-15** Ratified R 4
+- **2023-03-20** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2023-03-22** Effective date 03/20/23
+- **2023-03-22** Act No. 2
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/85b94e6b-75d4-47c1-a611-0901bd205444`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
+