---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 15-41-30, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS OR ATTACHMENT, LEVY, AND SALE, SO AS TO REVISE EXEMPTIONS IN BANKRUPTCY. - ratified title"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 15-41-30, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS OR ATTACHMENT, LEVY, AND SALE, SO AS TO REVISE EXEMPTIONS IN BANKRUPTCY. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "H 3429"
citation: "South Carolina H 3429 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Clemmons", "Norrell"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-01-11"
last_action: "2017-05-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4fda37aa-eeb1-4585-8d9c-e4f328ffceea"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3429&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "0c15cc0176f0c2edab044f543a032d32902c50800bdaa5c09d257d8c2e7621b9"
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 3429 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 15-41-30, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS OR ATTACHMENT, LEVY, AND SALE, SO AS TO REVISE EXEMPTIONS IN BANKRUPTCY. - ratified title

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **1/11/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3429_20170111.htm)
2. **2/14/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3429_20170214.htm)
3. **2/15/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3429_20170215.htm)
4. **2/8/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3429_20170208.htm)
5. **5/10/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3429_20170510.htm)
6. **5/3/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3429_20170503.htm)
7. **5/5/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3429_20170505.htm)
8. **5/9/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3429_20170509.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **35–3** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **98–3** (pass) · lower
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **100–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Clemmons — primary (person)
- Norrell — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-11** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-01-11** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-08** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-14** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2017-02-14** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2017-02-14** Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-3
- **2017-02-15** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2017-02-16** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-21** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-21** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-04** Referred to Subcommittee: Turner (ch), Malloy, Kimpson, Climer, Goldfinch
- **2017-05-03** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-05** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2017-05-09** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2017-05-09** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2017-05-09** Roll call Ayes-35 Nays-3
- **2017-05-10** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2017-05-10** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-05-10** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2017-05-10** Roll call Yeas-100 Nays-0
- **2017-05-15** Ratified R 104
- **2017-05-19** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-25** Effective date 5/19/17
- **2017-05-31** Act No. 69

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4fda37aa-eeb1-4585-8d9c-e4f328ffceea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).