---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-170, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLES, SO AS TO ADD ORGAN PROCUREMENT ORGANIZATION VEHICLES TO THE DEFINITION. - ratified title"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-170, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLES, SO AS TO ADD ORGAN PROCUREMENT ORGANIZATION VEHICLES TO THE DEFINITION. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "S 874"
citation: "South Carolina S 874 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Talley"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-01-09"
last_action: "2018-05-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ce56903a-7dff-4019-b263-4ee3d42abead"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=874&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "e0e74c6d4b5baa4de077a5aea49df7057457a8c6719268dd29173714d1b5c5a9"
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 874 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-170, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLES, SO AS TO ADD ORGAN PROCUREMENT ORGANIZATION VEHICLES TO THE DEFINITION. - 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/874_20180109.htm)
2. **3/22/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/874_20180322.htm)
3. **4/25/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/874_20180425.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **41–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **95–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Talley — 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 Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-22** Committee report: Favorable Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-28** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-03-28** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
- **2018-03-29** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-04-03** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-04-03** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-25** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-05-02** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-05-02** Roll call Yeas-95 Nays-0
- **2018-05-03** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-05-14** Ratified R 214
- **2018-05-17** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-24** Effective date 05/17/18
- **2018-05-31** Act No. 196

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ce56903a-7dff-4019-b263-4ee3d42abead`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).