---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO ENACT THE \"PYRAMID PROMOTIONAL SCHEME PROHIBITION ACT\" BY ADDING ARTICLE 7 TO CHAPTER 5, TITLE 39 SO AS TO PROVIDE PYRAMID PROMOTIONAL SCHEMES CONSTITUTE UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES UNDER THE SOUTH CAROLINA UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES ACT, AND TO PROVIDE NECESSARY DEFINITIONS; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 39-5-30 RELATING TO PYRAMID CLUBS AND SIMILAR OPERATIONS. - ratified title"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO ENACT THE \"PYRAMID PROMOTIONAL SCHEME PROHIBITION ACT\" BY ADDING ARTICLE 7 TO CHAPTER 5, TITLE 39 SO AS TO PROVIDE PYRAMID PROMOTIONAL SCHEMES CONSTITUTE UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES UNDER THE SOUTH CAROLINA UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES ACT, AND TO PROVIDE NECESSARY DEFINITIONS; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 39-5-30 RELATING TO PYRAMID CLUBS AND SIMILAR OPERATIONS. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "H 3883"
citation: "South Carolina H 3883 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Pope", "Sandifer"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-03-02"
last_action: "2017-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3c79ebda-da0d-47aa-a4a1-9cdff91ea71e"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3883&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "157906ee4e443c6322de4f615a6b83319fe9d616b636c36aacea2ab17f793440"
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 3883 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO ENACT THE "PYRAMID PROMOTIONAL SCHEME PROHIBITION ACT" BY ADDING ARTICLE 7 TO CHAPTER 5, TITLE 39 SO AS TO PROVIDE PYRAMID PROMOTIONAL SCHEMES CONSTITUTE UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES UNDER THE SOUTH CAROLINA UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES ACT, AND TO PROVIDE NECESSARY DEFINITIONS; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 39-5-30 RELATING TO PYRAMID CLUBS AND SIMILAR OPERATIONS. - ratified title

## Version chain

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

1. **3/2/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3883_20170302.htm)
2. **4/26/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3883_20170426.htm)
3. **5/2/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3883_20170502.htm)
4. **5/4/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3883_20170504.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **41–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Pope — primary (person)
- Sandifer — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-02** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-03-02** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-26** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-02** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2017-05-02** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2017-05-02** Roll call Yeas-93 Nays-0
- **2017-05-03** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-05-03** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-05-03** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-04** Recalled from Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
- **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 62
- **2017-05-10** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-17** Effective date 05/10/17
- **2017-05-18** Act No. 39

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3c79ebda-da0d-47aa-a4a1-9cdff91ea71e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).