---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 44-56-200, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT, SO AS TO MAKE THE FEDERAL SUPERFUND RECYCLING EQUITY ACT APPLICABLE TO THE ACT. - ratified title"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 44-56-200, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT, SO AS TO MAKE THE FEDERAL SUPERFUND RECYCLING EQUITY ACT APPLICABLE TO THE ACT. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "S 181"
citation: "South Carolina S 181 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Shealy"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 21
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-12-13"
last_action: "2017-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/37c3d6a4-4b4b-4d14-8b65-9ee85d0755ed"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=181&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "c1a55ca193bf91a430236ca322f4ae60a7c18fe3f78e2eebbd14b596d9668e55"
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 181 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 44-56-200, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT, SO AS TO MAKE THE FEDERAL SUPERFUND RECYCLING EQUITY ACT APPLICABLE TO THE ACT. - 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/181_20161213.htm)
2. **2/7/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/181_20170207.htm)
3. **2/9/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/181_20170209.htm)
4. **3/23/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/181_20170323.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **109–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Shealy — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-12-13** Prefiled `filing`
- **2016-12-13** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-10** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-01-10** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-07** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-09** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2017-02-09** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2017-02-09** Roll call Ayes-36 Nays-0
- **2017-02-15** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-15** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-15** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-23** Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-28** Debate adjourned until Tues., 4-18-17
- **2017-04-18** Debate adjourned until Wed., 4-19-17
- **2017-04-19** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2017-04-19** Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0
- **2017-04-20** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-05-04** Ratified R 25
- **2017-05-09** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-12** Effective date 5/9/17
- **2017-05-15** Act No. 16

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/37c3d6a4-4b4b-4d14-8b65-9ee85d0755ed`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).