---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-59-175 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COORDINATING COUNCIL, TO PROVIDE FOR ITS MEMBERSHIP, DUTIES, AND FUNCTIONS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROVISION OF SECTION 59-59-175 EXPIRE FIVE YEARS AFTER ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNLESS OTHERWISE EXTENDED. - ratified title"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-59-175 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COORDINATING COUNCIL, TO PROVIDE FOR ITS MEMBERSHIP, DUTIES, AND FUNCTIONS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROVISION OF SECTION 59-59-175 EXPIRE FIVE YEARS AFTER ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNLESS OTHERWISE EXTENDED. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "H 3220"
citation: "South Carolina H 3220 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allison", "Anderson", "B. Newton", "Brown", "Burns", "Collins", "Davis", "Felder", "Govan", "Loftis", "West", "Whipper"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 24
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-12-15"
last_action: "2017-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2aba529e-bfd0-4692-8902-237792c33e96"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3220&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "981f9c6a6a856cb930052bce0d3ebcfb250c2408f08f17acff0f86d2a073e971"
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 H 3220 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-59-175 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COORDINATING COUNCIL, TO PROVIDE FOR ITS MEMBERSHIP, DUTIES, AND FUNCTIONS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROVISION OF SECTION 59-59-175 EXPIRE FIVE YEARS AFTER ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNLESS OTHERWISE EXTENDED. - ratified title

## Version chain

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

1. **1/25/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3220_20170125.htm)
2. **1/31/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3220_20170131.htm)
3. **12/15/2016** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3220_20161215.htm)
4. **2/1/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3220_20170201.htm)
5. **4/27/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3220_20170427.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **41–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **101–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Allison — primary (person)
- Anderson — primary (person)
- B. Newton — primary (person)
- Brown — primary (person)
- Burns — primary (person)
- Collins — primary (person)
- Davis — primary (person)
- Felder — primary (person)
- Govan — primary (person)
- Loftis — primary (person)
- West — primary (person)
- Whipper — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-12-15** Prefiled `filing`
- **2016-12-15** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-10** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-01-10** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-18** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Govan
- **2017-01-19** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Brown, Whipper
- **2017-01-25** Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-01-31** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Davis, Anderson
- **2017-01-31** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2017-01-31** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2017-01-31** Roll call Yeas-101 Nays-1
- **2017-02-01** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-01** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2017-02-01** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-01** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-02** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Loftis, Burns
- **2017-04-27** Committee report: Favorable Education `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-04** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2017-05-04** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
- **2017-05-08** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-05-09** Ratified R 55
- **2017-05-10** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-17** Effective date 05/10/17
- **2017-05-18** Act No. 35

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2aba529e-bfd0-4692-8902-237792c33e96`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).