---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTIONS 4-3-75 AND 4-3-325 SO AS TO ALTER THE BOUNDARY LINES OF BEAUFORT AND JASPER COUNTIES BY ANNEXING A CERTAIN PORTION OF JASPER COUNTY TO BEAUFORT COUNTY AND A CERTAIN PORTION OF BEAUFORT COUNTY TO JASPER COUNTY AND MAKE PROVISIONS FOR LEGAL RECORDS. - ratified title"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTIONS 4-3-75 AND 4-3-325 SO AS TO ALTER THE BOUNDARY LINES OF BEAUFORT AND JASPER COUNTIES BY ANNEXING A CERTAIN PORTION OF JASPER COUNTY TO BEAUFORT COUNTY AND A CERTAIN PORTION OF BEAUFORT COUNTY TO JASPER COUNTY AND MAKE PROVISIONS FOR LEGAL RECORDS. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "H 4180"
citation: "South Carolina H 4180 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bowers", "Bradley", "Erickson", "Herbkersman", "M. Rivers", "W. Newton"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-04-25"
last_action: "2018-02-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3b62d0a4-0f9b-44be-8a77-42710327e7df"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4180&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "53cf9bf76efd1013929212fcea4cd2bc4051dcf9ad82abb2988910eb8b6d7ca6"
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 4180 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTIONS 4-3-75 AND 4-3-325 SO AS TO ALTER THE BOUNDARY LINES OF BEAUFORT AND JASPER COUNTIES BY ANNEXING A CERTAIN PORTION OF JASPER COUNTY TO BEAUFORT COUNTY AND A CERTAIN PORTION OF BEAUFORT COUNTY TO JASPER COUNTY AND MAKE PROVISIONS FOR LEGAL RECORDS. - ratified title

## Version chain

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

1. **4/25/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4180_20170425.htm)
2. **4/25/2017-A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4180_20170425a.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **42–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **93–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bowers — primary (person)
- Bradley — primary (person)
- Erickson — primary (person)
- Herbkersman — primary (person)
- M. Rivers — primary (person)
- W. Newton — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-04-25** Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-04-27** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2017-04-27** Roll call Yeas-93 Nays-0
- **2017-04-27** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2017-04-28** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-05-02** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-05-02** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-10** Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
- **2017-05-10** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2017-05-10** Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
- **2018-01-10** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-02-01** Ratified R 134
- **2018-02-07** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-02-09** Effective date 2/7/18
- **2018-02-12** Act No. 130

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3b62d0a4-0f9b-44be-8a77-42710327e7df`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).