---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 38-43-100, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR INDIVIDUAL AND AGENCY INSURANCE PRODUCERS, SO AS TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN CHARACTER REQUIREMENTS AND REQUIRE AN APPLICANT TO PROVIDE A COMPLETE SET OF FINGERPRINTS WITH THE APPLICATION, TO PROVIDE THAT FAILURE TO PROVIDE A COMPLETE SET OF FINGERPRINTS CONSTITUTES GROUNDS FOR DENIAL OF AN APPLICATION, AND TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS TO THE FINGERPRINTING REQUIREMENT UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. - ratified title"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 38-43-100, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR INDIVIDUAL AND AGENCY INSURANCE PRODUCERS, SO AS TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN CHARACTER REQUIREMENTS AND REQUIRE AN APPLICANT TO PROVIDE A COMPLETE SET OF FINGERPRINTS WITH THE APPLICATION, TO PROVIDE THAT FAILURE TO PROVIDE A COMPLETE SET OF FINGERPRINTS CONSTITUTES GROUNDS FOR DENIAL OF AN APPLICATION, AND TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS TO THE FINGERPRINTING REQUIREMENT UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "H 4654"
citation: "South Carolina H 4654 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sandifer", "Spires"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-23"
last_action: "2018-04-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1d6cf979-224c-4f7c-b9d7-d692817f0a8e"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4654&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "c793ea2ccbb3f334098791acb5d33b7448bbe063e240101335fc23f37517e85b"
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 4654 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 38-43-100, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR INDIVIDUAL AND AGENCY INSURANCE PRODUCERS, SO AS TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN CHARACTER REQUIREMENTS AND REQUIRE AN APPLICANT TO PROVIDE A COMPLETE SET OF FINGERPRINTS WITH THE APPLICATION, TO PROVIDE THAT FAILURE TO PROVIDE A COMPLETE SET OF FINGERPRINTS CONSTITUTES GROUNDS FOR DENIAL OF AN APPLICATION, AND TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS TO THE FINGERPRINTING REQUIREMENT UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. - ratified title

## Version chain

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

1. **1/23/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4654_20180123.htm)
2. **2/1/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4654_20180201.htm)
3. **2/20/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4654_20180220.htm)
4. **3/7/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4654_20180307.htm)
5. **3/8/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4654_20180308.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **104–1** (pass) · lower
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **99–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Sandifer — primary (person)
- Spires — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-23** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-23** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-01** Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-02-06** Roll call Yeas-104 Nays-1
- **2018-02-07** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-02-07** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-07** Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-20** Committee report: Favorable Banking and Insurance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-07** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-08** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2018-03-20** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-03-20** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- **2018-03-22** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-04-04** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2018-04-04** Roll call Yeas-99 Nays-0
- **2018-04-12** Ratified R 169
- **2018-04-17** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-24** Effective date 04/17/18
- **2018-04-30** Act No. 158

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1d6cf979-224c-4f7c-b9d7-d692817f0a8e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).