---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 7-7-120, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DESIGNATION OF VOTING PRECINCTS IN BERKELEY COUNTY, SO AS TO ADD CARNES CROSS ROAD 3, PIMLICO 1, AND PIMLICO 2 PRECINCTS; AND TO REDESIGNATE THE MAP NUMBER ON WHICH THE NAMES OF THESE PRECINCTS MAY BE FOUND AND MAINTAINED BY THE REVENUE AND FISCAL AFFAIRS OFFICE. - ratified title"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 7-7-120, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DESIGNATION OF VOTING PRECINCTS IN BERKELEY COUNTY, SO AS TO ADD CARNES CROSS ROAD 3, PIMLICO 1, AND PIMLICO 2 PRECINCTS; AND TO REDESIGNATE THE MAP NUMBER ON WHICH THE NAMES OF THESE PRECINCTS MAY BE FOUND AND MAINTAINED BY THE REVENUE AND FISCAL AFFAIRS OFFICE. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "S 651"
citation: "South Carolina S 651 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bennett", "Campbell", "Grooms", "J. Matthews", "Sabb"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-04-25"
last_action: "2017-05-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b42b1d3a-720f-458a-9590-0cde02707260"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=651&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "c02ed4f22271c0e8572c7dca0ef4eabc9bb355a18d8fd7f3c6896c8ca162b943"
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 651 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 7-7-120, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DESIGNATION OF VOTING PRECINCTS IN BERKELEY COUNTY, SO AS TO ADD CARNES CROSS ROAD 3, PIMLICO 1, AND PIMLICO 2 PRECINCTS; AND TO REDESIGNATE THE MAP NUMBER ON WHICH THE NAMES OF THESE PRECINCTS MAY BE FOUND AND MAINTAINED BY THE REVENUE AND FISCAL AFFAIRS OFFICE. - ratified title

## Version chain

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

1. **4/25/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/651_20170425.htm)
2. **5/2/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/651_20170502.htm)
3. **5/9/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/651_20170509.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **83–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bennett — primary (person)
- Campbell — primary (person)
- Grooms — primary (person)
- J. Matthews — primary (person)
- Sabb — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-04-25** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-04-25** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-02** Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
- **2017-05-04** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2017-05-04** Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0
- **2017-05-04** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2017-05-05** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-05-09** Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-05-10** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2017-05-10** Roll call Yeas-83 Nays-0
- **2017-05-11** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-05-15** Ratified R 92
- **2017-05-19** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-25** Effective date 5/19/17
- **2017-05-31** Act No. 59

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b42b1d3a-720f-458a-9590-0cde02707260`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).