---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 39-5-325, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA 1976, RELATING TO UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES FOR MOTOR FUEL RETAILERS, SO AS TO REMOVE REFERENCES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 39-5-350, RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS FROM MERCHANDISING UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES, SO AS TO REMOVE THE REFERENCES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS. - ratified title"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 39-5-325, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA 1976, RELATING TO UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES FOR MOTOR FUEL RETAILERS, SO AS TO REMOVE REFERENCES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 39-5-350, RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS FROM MERCHANDISING UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES, SO AS TO REMOVE THE REFERENCES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "S 359"
citation: "South Carolina S 359 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cromer"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-02-07"
last_action: "2017-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9963249d-492d-4cb0-a58c-03e82a9d56ba"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=359&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "62f5b49a22ae74c2551ccb521067208a3f96710eaf80f172b3a545c4ba192c0d"
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 359 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 39-5-325, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA 1976, RELATING TO UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES FOR MOTOR FUEL RETAILERS, SO AS TO REMOVE REFERENCES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 39-5-350, RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS FROM MERCHANDISING UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES, SO AS TO REMOVE THE REFERENCES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS. - ratified title

## Version chain

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

1. **2/7/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/359_20170207.htm)
2. **3/16/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/359_20170316.htm)
3. **3/9/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/359_20170309.htm)
4. **4/26/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/359_20170426.htm)
5. **5/2/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/359_20170502.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- to concur — **39–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cromer — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-07** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-07** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-09** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-16** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-16** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-16** Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0
- **2017-03-21** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-22** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-03-22** 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-97 Nays-0
- **2017-05-03** Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-05-04** Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
- **2017-05-04** Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0
- **2017-05-09** Ratified R 48
- **2017-05-10** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-17** Effective date 05/10/17
- **2017-05-18** Act No. 29

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9963249d-492d-4cb0-a58c-03e82a9d56ba`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).