---
type: "Bill"
title: "A JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE CLEMSON UNIVERSITY - STATE CROP PEST COMMISSION, RELATING TO PLANT NURSERY REGULATIONS, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 4808, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE. - ratified title"
description: "A JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE CLEMSON UNIVERSITY - STATE CROP PEST COMMISSION, RELATING TO PLANT NURSERY REGULATIONS, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 4808, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "S 1172"
citation: "South Carolina S 1172 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-04-17"
last_action: "2018-10-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/da0f2f58-54e7-45bf-affd-aada045d0926"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=1172&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "eb78c05976ebe67dfb1617bce1782ab08d76d4f750b3fa3d3a926ee7eddde3ba"
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 1172 (2017-2018) — A JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE CLEMSON UNIVERSITY - STATE CROP PEST COMMISSION, RELATING TO PLANT NURSERY REGULATIONS, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 4808, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE. - ratified title

## Version chain

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

1. **4/17/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/1172_20180417.htm)
2. **4/17/2018-A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/1172_20180417a.htm)
3. **4/25/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/1172_20180425.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Joint Resolution — **92–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-04-17** Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-04-19** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-04-19** Roll call Ayes-37 Nays-0
- **2018-04-24** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-04-25** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-04-25** Referred to Committee on Regulations and Administrative Procedures `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-25** Recalled from Committee on Regulations and Administrative Procedures
- **2018-04-26** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-04-26** Roll call Yeas-92 Nays-0
- **2018-04-26** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2018-04-27** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-05-01** Ratified R 174
- **2018-05-03** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-09** Effective date 05/03/18
- **2018-10-16** Act No. 285

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/da0f2f58-54e7-45bf-affd-aada045d0926`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).