---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 35-1-602, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SECURITIES COMMISSIONERS' INVESTIGATIONS AND SUBPOENAS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THIS SECTION DOES NOT PRECLUDE A PERSON FROM APPLYING TO THE RICHLAND COUNTY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR RELIEF. - ratified title"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 35-1-602, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SECURITIES COMMISSIONERS' INVESTIGATIONS AND SUBPOENAS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THIS SECTION DOES NOT PRECLUDE A PERSON FROM APPLYING TO THE RICHLAND COUNTY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR RELIEF. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "S 862"
citation: "South Carolina S 862 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Young"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-01-09"
last_action: "2018-05-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/09bdc03b-7016-47f0-8e5c-764c05551baf"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=862&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "9037a7d0e5bfccee804636cb21416d3556d0a745f5d0d74ecd99e28c19e6064a"
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 862 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 35-1-602, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SECURITIES COMMISSIONERS' INVESTIGATIONS AND SUBPOENAS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THIS SECTION DOES NOT PRECLUDE A PERSON FROM APPLYING TO THE RICHLAND COUNTY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR RELIEF. - ratified title

## Version chain

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

1. **1/9/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/862_20180109.htm)
2. **3/1/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/862_20180301.htm)
3. **3/2/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/862_20180302.htm)
4. **5/3/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/862_20180503.htm)
5. **5/4/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/862_20180504.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **42–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Young — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-09** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-09** Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-01** Committee report: Favorable Banking and Insurance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2018-03-13** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-03-13** Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
- **2018-03-14** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-03-20** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-03-20** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-03** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-05-04** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2018-05-09** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-05-09** Roll call Yeas-97 Nays-0
- **2018-05-10** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-05-14** Ratified R 213
- **2018-05-17** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-24** Effective date 05/17/18
- **2018-05-31** Act No. 195

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/09bdc03b-7016-47f0-8e5c-764c05551baf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).