---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 1-11-720, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ENTITIES WHOSE EMPLOYEES AND RETIREES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR STATE HEALTH AND DENTAL INSURANCE PLANS, SO AS TO UPDATE A REFERENCE TO THE DEPARTMENT ON AGING; TO AMEND SECTION 1-30-10, RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENTS OF STATE GOVERNMENT, SO AS TO DESIGNATE THE DEPARTMENT ON AGING AS A DEPARTMENT WITHIN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF STATE GOVERNMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 9-1-10, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS APPLICABLE TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA RETIREMENT SYSTEM, SO AS TO UPDATE TWO REFERENCES TO THE DEPARTMENT ON AGING; TO AMEND SECTION 29-4-60, RELATING TO INDEPENDENT INFORMATION AND COUNSELING SERVICES REGARDING REVERSE MORTGAGES, SO AS TO UPDATE A REFERENCE TO THE DEPARTMENT ON AGING; TO AMEND SECTIONS 43-21-10, 43-21-20, 43-21-45, 43-21-60, 43-21-70, 43-21-100, 43-21-130, AND 43-21-190, ALL RELATING TO THE DIVISION AND ADVISORY COUNCIL ON AGING, SO AS TO UPDATE REFERENCES TO THE DEPARTMENT ON AGING; AND TO AMEND SECTIONS 44-36-20, 44-36-50, 44-36-310, 44-36-320, AND 44-36-330, ALL RELATING TO THE ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE REGISTRY OR THE ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDERS RESOURCE COORDINATION CENTER, SO AS TO UPDATE REFERENCES TO THE DEPARTMENT ON AGING. - ratified title"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 1-11-720, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ENTITIES WHOSE EMPLOYEES AND RETIREES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR STATE HEALTH AND DENTAL INSURANCE PLANS, SO AS TO UPDATE A REFERENCE TO THE DEPARTMENT ON AGING; TO AMEND SECTION 1-30-10, RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENTS OF STATE GOVERNMENT, SO AS TO DESIGNATE THE DEPARTMENT ON AGING AS A DEPARTMENT WITHIN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF STATE GOVERNMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 9-1-10, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS APPLICABLE TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA RETIREMENT SYSTEM, SO AS TO UPDATE TWO REFERENCES TO THE DEPARTMENT ON AGING; TO AMEND SECTION 29-4-60, RELATING TO INDEPENDENT INFORMATION AND COUNSELING SERVICES REGARDING REVERSE MORTGAGES, SO AS TO UPDATE A REFERENCE TO THE DEPARTMENT ON AGING; TO AMEND SECTIONS 43-21-10, 43-21-20, 43-21-45, 43-21-60, 43-21-70, 43-21-100, 43-21-130, AND 43-21-190, ALL RELATING TO THE DIVISION AND ADVISORY COUNCIL ON AGING, SO AS TO UPDATE REFERENCES TO THE DEPARTMENT ON AGING; AND TO AMEND SECTIONS 44-36-20, 44-36-50, 44-36-310, 44-36-320, AND 44-36-330, ALL RELATING TO THE ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE REGISTRY OR THE ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDERS RESOURCE COORDINATION CENTER, SO AS TO UPDATE REFERENCES TO THE DEPARTMENT ON AGING. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "S 107"
citation: "South Carolina S 107 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Campsen", "Fanning", "Hembree", "Hutto", "Massey"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 48
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2016-12-13"
last_action: "2018-07-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6bcae010-b992-4ef0-8866-a0adfc9f8e71"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=107&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "9021ab99b9a5136e9e2a00a3ab92ebce9636908dc7c0c809ae98f9f67c51d25d"
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 107 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 1-11-720, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ENTITIES WHOSE EMPLOYEES AND RETIREES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR STATE HEALTH AND DENTAL INSURANCE PLANS, SO AS TO UPDATE A REFERENCE TO THE DEPARTMENT ON AGING; TO AMEND SECTION 1-30-10, RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENTS OF STATE GOVERNMENT, SO AS TO DESIGNATE THE DEPARTMENT ON AGING AS A DEPARTMENT WITHIN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF STATE GOVERNMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 9-1-10, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS APPLICABLE TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA RETIREMENT SYSTEM, SO AS TO UPDATE TWO REFERENCES TO THE DEPARTMENT ON AGING; TO AMEND SECTION 29-4-60, RELATING TO INDEPENDENT INFORMATION AND COUNSELING SERVICES REGARDING REVERSE MORTGAGES, SO AS TO UPDATE A REFERENCE TO THE DEPARTMENT ON AGING; TO AMEND SECTIONS 43-21-10, 43-21-20, 43-21-45, 43-21-60, 43-21-70, 43-21-100, 43-21-130, AND 43-21-190, ALL RELATING TO THE DIVISION AND ADVISORY COUNCIL ON AGING, SO AS TO UPDATE REFERENCES TO THE DEPARTMENT ON AGING; AND TO AMEND SECTIONS 44-36-20, 44-36-50, 44-36-310, 44-36-320, AND 44-36-330, ALL RELATING TO THE ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE REGISTRY OR THE ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDERS RESOURCE COORDINATION CENTER, SO AS TO UPDATE REFERENCES TO THE DEPARTMENT ON AGING. - ratified title

## Version chain

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

1. **12/13/2016** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/107_20161213.htm)
2. **2/22/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/107_20170222.htm)
3. **2/23/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/107_20170223.htm)
4. **2/8/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/107_20170208.htm)
5. **4/26/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/107_20170426.htm)
6. **5/11/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/107_20170511.htm)
7. **5/11/2017-A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/107_20170511a.htm)
8. **5/2/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/107_20170502.htm)
9. **5/3/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/107_20170503.htm)
10. **5/4/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/107_20170504.htm)
11. **6/28/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/107_20180628.htm)

## Votes

- to adopt — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **86–12** (pass) · lower
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **0–90** (fail) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **41–0** (pass) · upper
- Grant Free Conference Powers — **101–0** (pass) · lower
- to adopt the free conference report — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- to set for Special Order — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Adopt Free Conference Report — **84–0** (pass) · lower
- to lay on the table — **32–11** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Campsen — primary (person)
- Fanning — primary (person)
- Hembree — primary (person)
- Hutto — primary (person)
- Massey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-12-13** Prefiled `filing`
- **2016-12-13** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-10** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-01-10** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-26** Referred to Subcommittee: Campsen (ch), Hutto, Massey
- **2017-02-08** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-14** Special order, set for February 14, 2017
- **2017-02-14** Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0
- **2017-02-16** Debate interrupted
- **2017-02-21** Committee Amendment Amended `amendment-amendment`
- **2017-02-21** Debate interrupted
- **2017-02-22** Committee Amendment Amended and Adopted `amendment-passage, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-02-22** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2017-02-22** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2017-02-22** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
- **2017-02-23** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-23** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2017-02-28** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-28** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-26** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-02** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2017-05-02** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2017-05-02** Roll call Yeas-86 Nays-12
- **2017-05-03** Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-05-03** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2017-05-04** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2017-05-11** House amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
- **2017-05-11** Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0
- **2017-05-11** Returned to House with amendments
- **2017-05-11** Non-concurrence in Senate amendment
- **2017-05-11** Roll call Yeas-0 Nays-90
- **2017-05-11** Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Campsen, Malloy, Massey
- **2017-05-11** Conference committee appointed GM Smith, JE Smith, McCoy
- **2018-02-01** Reps. Simrill and Rutherford replaced McCoy and JE Smith on conference committee
- **2018-06-28** Free conference powers granted
- **2018-06-28** Roll call Yeas-101 Nays-0
- **2018-06-28** Free conference committee appointed GM Smith, Simrill, Rutherford
- **2018-06-28** Free conference powers granted
- **2018-06-28** Free conference committee appointed Campsen, Malloy, Massey
- **2018-06-28** Free conference report received and adopted
- **2018-06-28** Roll call Ayes-37 Nays-0
- **2018-06-28** Free conference report adopted
- **2018-06-28** Roll call Yeas-84 Nays-0
- **2018-06-28** Ordered enrolled for ratification
- **2018-06-29** Ratified R 290
- **2018-07-02** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-12** Effective date See Act
- **2018-07-12** Act No. 261

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6bcae010-b992-4ef0-8866-a0adfc9f8e71`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).