---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 53-3-240 SO AS TO DESIGNATE THE TWENTY-FIRST DAY OF OCTOBER OF EACH YEAR AS \"DR. RONALD MCNAIR DAY\" IN SOUTH CAROLINA. - ratified title"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 53-3-240 SO AS TO DESIGNATE THE TWENTY-FIRST DAY OF OCTOBER OF EACH YEAR AS \"DR. RONALD MCNAIR DAY\" IN SOUTH CAROLINA. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "H 4858"
citation: "South Carolina H 4858 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alexander", "Anderson", "Arrington", "Atwater", "B. Newton", "Bales", "Bamberg", "Bennett", "Bernstein", "Brawley", "Brown", "Clyburn", "Cobb-Hunter", "Cogswell", "Crosby", "Davis", "Dillard", "Douglas", "Elliott", "Felder", "Forrest", "G.R. Smith", "Gilliard", "Govan", "Henderson-Myers", "Henegan", "Hosey", "J.E. Smith", "Jefferson", "Johnson", "Kirby", "Loftis", "Lowe", "M. Rivers", "Magnuson", "McCravy", "McEachern", "McGinnis", "McKnight", "Norrell", "Ott", "Pendarvis", "Pitts", "Robinson-Simpson", "Stavrinakis", "Taylor", "Thigpen", "Trantham", "V.S. Moss", "Wheeler", "Williams", "Young", "Yow"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-02-07"
last_action: "2018-03-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8458ff52-f1ea-4d99-a262-172121328cf7"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4858&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "2feea62752b6180333d9452ae61ad53580c34be54b0ebeac8710651c250ce8c8"
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 4858 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 53-3-240 SO AS TO DESIGNATE THE TWENTY-FIRST DAY OF OCTOBER OF EACH YEAR AS "DR. RONALD MCNAIR DAY" IN SOUTH CAROLINA. - ratified title

## Version chain

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

1. **2/22/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4858_20180222.htm)
2. **2/7/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4858_20180207.htm)
3. **2/8/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4858_20180208.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **105–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — **91–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Alexander — primary (person)
- Anderson — primary (person)
- Arrington — primary (person)
- Atwater — primary (person)
- B. Newton — primary (person)
- Bales — primary (person)
- Bamberg — primary (person)
- Bennett — primary (person)
- Bernstein — primary (person)
- Brawley — primary (person)
- Brown — primary (person)
- Clyburn — primary (person)
- Cobb-Hunter — primary (person)
- Cogswell — primary (person)
- Crosby — primary (person)
- Davis — primary (person)
- Dillard — primary (person)
- Douglas — primary (person)
- Elliott — primary (person)
- Felder — primary (person)
- Forrest — primary (person)
- G.R. Smith — primary (person)
- Gilliard — primary (person)
- Govan — primary (person)
- Henderson-Myers — primary (person)
- Henegan — primary (person)
- Hosey — primary (person)
- J.E. Smith — primary (person)
- Jefferson — primary (person)
- Johnson — primary (person)
- Kirby — primary (person)
- Loftis — primary (person)
- Lowe — primary (person)
- M. Rivers — primary (person)
- Magnuson — primary (person)
- McCravy — primary (person)
- McEachern — primary (person)
- McGinnis — primary (person)
- McKnight — primary (person)
- Norrell — primary (person)
- Ott — primary (person)
- Pendarvis — primary (person)
- Pitts — primary (person)
- Robinson-Simpson — primary (person)
- Stavrinakis — primary (person)
- Taylor — primary (person)
- Thigpen — primary (person)
- Trantham — primary (person)
- V.S. Moss — primary (person)
- Wheeler — primary (person)
- Williams — primary (person)
- Young — primary (person)
- Yow — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-07** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-07** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-08** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Henegan
- **2018-02-08** Recalled from Committee on Education and Public Works
- **2018-02-13** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Anderson, McEachern, Govan
- **2018-02-13** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-02-13** Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-0
- **2018-02-14** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-02-14** Roll call Yeas-91 Nays-0
- **2018-02-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-14** Referred to Committee on Invitations `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-22** Polled out of committee Invitations
- **2018-02-22** Committee report: Favorable Invitations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-28** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-02-28** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- **2018-03-01** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-03-07** Ratified R 148
- **2018-03-12** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-14** Effective date 03/12/18
- **2018-03-20** Act No. 141

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8458ff52-f1ea-4d99-a262-172121328cf7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).