---
type: "Bill"
title: "A JOINT RESOLUTION TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL TO FOCUS THE RESOURCES OF THE DEPARTMENT'S DAMS AND RESERVOIRS SAFETY PROGRAM ON REGULATING THE STATE'S HIGH AND SIGNIFICANT HAZARD DAMS. - ratified title"
description: "A JOINT RESOLUTION TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL TO FOCUS THE RESOURCES OF THE DEPARTMENT'S DAMS AND RESERVOIRS SAFETY PROGRAM ON REGULATING THE STATE'S HIGH AND SIGNIFICANT HAZARD DAMS. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "S 1190"
citation: "South Carolina S 1190 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Campbell", "Campsen", "Sheheen", "Verdin"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-04-24"
last_action: "2018-10-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0c707b00-9673-4d72-8894-d2ec699ae29f"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=1190&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "856c603ce14f1714ac017d4ab0663a569c1dfaa0c12112de020edff14036af16"
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 1190 (2017-2018) — A JOINT RESOLUTION TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL TO FOCUS THE RESOURCES OF THE DEPARTMENT'S DAMS AND RESERVOIRS SAFETY PROGRAM ON REGULATING THE STATE'S HIGH AND SIGNIFICANT HAZARD DAMS. - ratified title

## Version chain

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

1. **4/24/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/1190_20180424.htm)
2. **4/24/2018-A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/1190_20180424a.htm)
3. **4/26/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/1190_20180426.htm)
4. **5/3/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/1190_20180503.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Joint Resolution — **101–3** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Campbell — primary (person)
- Campsen — primary (person)
- Sheheen — primary (person)
- Verdin — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-04-24** Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-04-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-26** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-04-26** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- **2018-05-01** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-05-03** Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-05-09** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-05-09** Roll call Yeas-101 Nays-3
- **2018-05-10** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-05-14** Ratified R 231
- **2018-05-17** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-24** Effective date 05/17/18
- **2018-10-16** Act No. 272

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0c707b00-9673-4d72-8894-d2ec699ae29f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).