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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Death Certificate Filing Deadline Exception"
+description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 44-63-74, RELATING TO THE ELECTRONIC FILING AND TRANSMISSION OF DEATH CERTIFICATES, SO AS TO MAKE CERTAIN CHANGES REGARDING TIMELY ELECTRONIC FILING WITH THE BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
+legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
+session: "2025-2026"
+identifier: "S 894"
+citation: "South Carolina S 894 (2025-2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Alexander"]
+version_count: 6
+action_count: 21
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2026-02-04"
+last_action: "2026-05-26"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/63260d73-6012-4792-b850-bbf2dc0cec44"
+source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=894&session=126&summary=B"
+source_hash: "4453846108185077078e1f0204fcbd9a3e720d0dc944b2b87909b3867dcd4396"
+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 894 (2025-2026) — Death Certificate Filing Deadline Exception
+
+AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 44-63-74, RELATING TO THE ELECTRONIC FILING AND TRANSMISSION OF DEATH CERTIFICATES, SO AS TO MAKE CERTAIN CHANGES REGARDING TIMELY ELECTRONIC FILING WITH THE BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS. - 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/894.htm)
+2. **02/04/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/894_20260204.htm)
+3. **03/24/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/894_20260324.htm)
+4. **03/26/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/894_20260326.htm)
+5. **05/05/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/894_20260505.htm)
+6. **05/12/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/894_20260512.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Passage of Bill — **114–0** (pass) · lower
+- 2nd Reading — **37–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Alexander — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-02-04** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2026-02-04** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
+- **2026-03-24** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-03-26** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
+- **2026-03-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2026-03-26** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2026-03-26** Roll call Ayes-37 Nays-0
+- **2026-03-31** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
+- **2026-04-01** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2026-04-01** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
+- **2026-05-05** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-05-07** Debate adjourned
+- **2026-05-12** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2026-05-12** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2026-05-12** Roll call Yeas-114 Nays-0
+- **2026-05-13** Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments `passage, reading-3`
+- **2026-05-13** Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
+- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 161
+- **2026-05-15** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2026-05-26** Effective date 05/15/26
+- **2026-05-26** Act No. 128
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/63260d73-6012-4792-b850-bbf2dc0cec44`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
+