---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 41-1-25 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF THE STATE MAY NOT ESTABLISH, MANDATE, OR OTHERWISE REQUIRE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, AND TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS. - ratified title"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 41-1-25 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF THE STATE MAY NOT ESTABLISH, MANDATE, OR OTHERWISE REQUIRE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, AND TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "S 218"
citation: "South Carolina S 218 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alexander", "Bennett", "Bryant", "Campsen", "Corbin", "Gregory", "Martin", "Massey", "Rice", "Turner", "Young"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2017-01-10"
last_action: "2017-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/45a637c6-42b0-42f1-860f-08a96d14b9a7"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=218&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "5136f778f42b5757dd802e5320f026e9e6234f1571a56fb487f86b279650b9de"
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 218 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 41-1-25 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF THE STATE MAY NOT ESTABLISH, MANDATE, OR OTHERWISE REQUIRE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, AND TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS. - ratified title

## Version chain

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

1. **1/10/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/218_20170110.htm)
2. **1/26/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/218_20170126.htm)
3. **3/7/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/218_20170307.htm)

## Votes

- to lay on the table — **28–15** (pass) · upper
- Table Motion to Adjourn Debate — **68–34** (pass) · lower
- Table — **68–31** (pass) · lower
- to lay on the table — **30–14** (pass) · upper
- 2nd Reading — **32–8** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **73–29** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Alexander — primary (person)
- Bennett — primary (person)
- Bryant — primary (person)
- Campsen — primary (person)
- Corbin — primary (person)
- Gregory — primary (person)
- Martin — primary (person)
- Massey — primary (person)
- Rice — primary (person)
- Turner — primary (person)
- Young — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-10** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-01-10** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-26** Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-01-31** Special order, set for January 31, 2017
- **2017-02-02** Debate interrupted
- **2017-02-07** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2017-02-07** Roll call Ayes-32 Nays-8
- **2017-02-08** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-09** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-07** Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-09** Requests for debate-Rep(s). Sandifer, Toole, Forrest, West, Whitmire, Allison, Bedingfield, Anderson, Loftis, Weeks, Hart, Felder, Hixon
- **2017-03-22** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-22** Roll call Yeas-73 Nays-29
- **2017-03-23** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-04** Ratified R 9
- **2017-04-05** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-13** Effective date 4/5/17
- **2017-04-17** Act No. 3

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/45a637c6-42b0-42f1-860f-08a96d14b9a7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).