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+type: "Bill"
+title: "SC-Bahamas Trade Commission"
+description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING CHAPTER 80 TO TITLE 39 ENTITLED \"SOUTH CAROLINA-BAHAMAS TRADE COMMISSION\" SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE SOUTH CAROLINA-BAHAMAS TRADE COMMISSION AND PROVIDE FOR ITS MEMBERSHIP AND PURPOSE. - RATIFIED TITLE"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
+legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
+session: "2025-2026"
+identifier: "H 4476"
+citation: "South Carolina H 4476 (2025-2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Bamberg", "Herbkersman", "J. Moore", "Rivers", "Rutherford"]
+version_count: 6
+action_count: 22
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2025-05-01"
+last_action: "2026-06-05"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/74945e09-8bf8-481c-a46a-3ce8ccd8d015"
+source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4476&session=126&summary=B"
+source_hash: "a804593c469e197f18da93555000a0cf8e353a0398b7e15246011e06e73a86b8"
+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 4476 (2025-2026) — SC-Bahamas Trade Commission
+
+AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING CHAPTER 80 TO TITLE 39 ENTITLED "SOUTH CAROLINA-BAHAMAS TRADE COMMISSION" SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE SOUTH CAROLINA-BAHAMAS TRADE COMMISSION AND PROVIDE FOR ITS MEMBERSHIP AND PURPOSE. - 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/sess126_2025-2026/bills/4476.htm)
+2. **04/22/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4476_20260422.htm)
+3. **04/23/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4476_20260423.htm)
+4. **05/01/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4476_20250501.htm)
+5. **05/05/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4476_20260505.htm)
+6. **05/12/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4476_20260512.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Passage of Bill — **88–21** (pass) · lower
+- 2nd Reading — **43–3** (pass) · upper
+- Concur in Senate Amendments — **108–1** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Bamberg — primary (person)
+- Herbkersman — primary (person)
+- J. Moore — primary (person)
+- Rivers — primary (person)
+- Rutherford — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-05-01** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2025-05-01** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
+- **2026-04-22** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-04-23** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rivers
+- **2026-04-23** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2026-04-23** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2026-04-23** Roll call Yeas-88 Nays-21
+- **2026-04-23** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
+- **2026-04-24** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
+- **2026-04-28** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2026-04-28** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
+- **2026-05-05** Recalled from Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
+- **2026-05-12** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2026-05-12** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2026-05-12** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-3
+- **2026-05-13** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
+- **2026-05-14** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
+- **2026-05-14** Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-1
+- **2026-05-15** Ratified R 249
+- **2026-05-19** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2026-06-05** Effective date 05/19/26
+- **2026-06-03** Act No. 236
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/74945e09-8bf8-481c-a46a-3ce8ccd8d015`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
+