---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 37-6-119 SO AS TO PROHIBIT A PERSON FROM SOLICITING OR UNLAWFULLY OBTAINING THE MONEY, PROPERTY, OR PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF A VULNERABLE ADULT, TO PROVIDE A CIVIL REMEDY FOR THE VULNERABLE ADULT, AND TO PROVIDE A CRIMINAL PENALTY. - ratified title"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 37-6-119 SO AS TO PROHIBIT A PERSON FROM SOLICITING OR UNLAWFULLY OBTAINING THE MONEY, PROPERTY, OR PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF A VULNERABLE ADULT, TO PROVIDE A CIVIL REMEDY FOR THE VULNERABLE ADULT, AND TO PROVIDE A CRIMINAL PENALTY. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "S 1041"
citation: "South Carolina S 1041 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Campsen", "Davis", "Young"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-22"
last_action: "2018-05-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/42537fe4-7b7d-4f8f-abce-39a54560b686"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=1041&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "a12885dc33c97961dfa005df4a25aa470d98b0eb5c16ee001cdb9670e60a5d26"
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 1041 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 37-6-119 SO AS TO PROHIBIT A PERSON FROM SOLICITING OR UNLAWFULLY OBTAINING THE MONEY, PROPERTY, OR PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF A VULNERABLE ADULT, TO PROVIDE A CIVIL REMEDY FOR THE VULNERABLE ADULT, AND TO PROVIDE A CRIMINAL PENALTY. - 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/1041_20180222.htm)
2. **3/14/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/1041_20180314.htm)
3. **3/15/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/1041_20180315.htm)
4. **4/18/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/1041_20180418.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **99–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Campsen — primary (person)
- Davis — primary (person)
- Young — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-22** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-22** Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-14** Committee report: Favorable Banking and Insurance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-15** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2018-03-22** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-03-22** Roll call Ayes-38 Nays-0
- **2018-03-28** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-04-03** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-04-03** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-18** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-25** Debate interrupted
- **2018-04-25** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-04-25** Roll call Yeas-74 Nays-0
- **2018-04-26** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-05-01** Ratified R 173
- **2018-05-03** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-09** Effective date 05/03/18
- **2018-05-14** Act No. 162

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/42537fe4-7b7d-4f8f-abce-39a54560b686`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).