---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 16-11-770, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ILLEGAL GRAFFITI VANDALISM, SO AS TO REVISE THE PENALTY FOR A FIRST OFFENSE. - ratified title"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 16-11-770, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ILLEGAL GRAFFITI VANDALISM, SO AS TO REVISE THE PENALTY FOR A FIRST OFFENSE. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "S 959"
citation: "South Carolina S 959 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Corbin", "Hembree", "Timmons"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-01"
last_action: "2018-05-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3c82f6c0-7175-4890-add7-6f61c8814460"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=959&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "fd6095b347bf0c198b3b2448d560a67cdfbcdaed529150f6f4d5067961068782"
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 959 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 16-11-770, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ILLEGAL GRAFFITI VANDALISM, SO AS TO REVISE THE PENALTY FOR A FIRST OFFENSE. - ratified title

## Version chain

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

1. **2/1/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/959_20180201.htm)
2. **3/21/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/959_20180321.htm)
3. **3/29/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/959_20180329.htm)
4. **4/3/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/959_20180403.htm)
5. **5/3/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/959_20180503.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **90–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Corbin — primary (person)
- Hembree — primary (person)
- Timmons — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-01** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-01** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-16** Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Shealy, Timmons
- **2018-03-21** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-28** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-03-29** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-29** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-03-29** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- **2018-04-03** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2018-04-05** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-04-05** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-03** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-05-09** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-05-09** Roll call Yeas-90 Nays-2
- **2018-05-10** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-05-14** Ratified R 222
- **2018-05-17** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-24** Effective date 05/17/18
- **2018-05-31** Act No. 204

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3c82f6c0-7175-4890-add7-6f61c8814460`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).