---
type: "Bill"
title: "A JOINT RESOLUTION TO CREATE THE SOUTH CAROLINA AMERICAN REVOLUTION SESTERCENTENNIAL COMMISSION; TO PROVIDE FOR THE PURPOSE, POWERS, AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION; TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, RECREATION AND TOURISM AND THE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY; TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMPOSITION OF THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION; TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN OFFICERS OF THE COMMISSION; AND TO PROVIDE FOR COMPENSATION OF EXPENSES TO COMMISSION MEMBERS. - ratified title"
description: "A JOINT RESOLUTION TO CREATE THE SOUTH CAROLINA AMERICAN REVOLUTION SESTERCENTENNIAL COMMISSION; TO PROVIDE FOR THE PURPOSE, POWERS, AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION; TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, RECREATION AND TOURISM AND THE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY; TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMPOSITION OF THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION; TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN OFFICERS OF THE COMMISSION; AND TO PROVIDE FOR COMPENSATION OF EXPENSES TO COMMISSION MEMBERS. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "S 796"
citation: "South Carolina S 796 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sheheen"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 22
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-12-06"
last_action: "2018-10-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f7e3e8aa-bd0e-4e84-86bc-d3f2d2ba4d5d"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=796&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "db8b70d2a174695c149deef899250a04f5067ee7686d23036cf07f36a8219d78"
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 796 (2017-2018) — A JOINT RESOLUTION TO CREATE THE SOUTH CAROLINA AMERICAN REVOLUTION SESTERCENTENNIAL COMMISSION; TO PROVIDE FOR THE PURPOSE, POWERS, AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION; TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, RECREATION AND TOURISM AND THE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY; TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMPOSITION OF THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION; TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN OFFICERS OF THE COMMISSION; AND TO PROVIDE FOR COMPENSATION OF EXPENSES TO COMMISSION MEMBERS. - ratified title

## Version chain

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

1. **12/6/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/796_20171206.htm)
2. **2/14/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/796_20180214.htm)
3. **2/15/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/796_20180215.htm)
4. **2/20/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/796_20180220.htm)
5. **3/8/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/796_20180308.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **42–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Joint Resolution — **95–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Sheheen — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-12-06** Prefiled `filing`
- **2017-12-06** Referred to Committee on General `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-09** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-09** Referred to Committee on General `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-14** Committee report: Favorable with amendment General `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-15** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2018-02-20** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-02-20** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-02-20** Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
- **2018-02-21** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-02-22** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-22** Referred to Committee on Invitations and Memorial Resolutions `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-08** Committee report: Favorable Invitations and Memorial Resolutions `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-20** Debate adjourned until Wed., 3-21-18
- **2018-03-21** Debate adjourned until Wed., 4-11-18
- **2018-04-11** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-04-11** Roll call Yeas-95 Nays-0
- **2018-04-12** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-04-12** Ratified R 163
- **2018-04-17** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-24** Effective date 04/17/18
- **2018-10-16** Act No. 289

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f7e3e8aa-bd0e-4e84-86bc-d3f2d2ba4d5d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).