---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 9-4-40, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE AUDIT OF THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEE BENEFIT AUTHORITY, SO AS TO CHANGE THE DATE THE AUDIT MUST BE COMPLETED. - ratified title"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 9-4-40, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE AUDIT OF THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEE BENEFIT AUTHORITY, SO AS TO CHANGE THE DATE THE AUDIT MUST BE COMPLETED. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "H 4868"
citation: "South Carolina H 4868 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["G.M. Smith"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-07"
last_action: "2018-04-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/461f6ee7-8f19-499c-890c-2bbac7fb874a"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4868&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "40650bec8c17abab990a3870d27e23d4979bb4ecf67d4a6440436bf5a0127b20"
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 4868 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 9-4-40, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE AUDIT OF THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEE BENEFIT AUTHORITY, SO AS TO CHANGE THE DATE THE AUDIT MUST BE COMPLETED. - ratified title

## Version chain

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

1. **2/7/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4868_20180207.htm)
2. **2/7/2018-A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4868_20180207a.htm)
3. **3/14/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4868_20180314.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- G.M. Smith — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-07** Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-08** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-02-08** Roll call Yeas-115 Nays-0
- **2018-02-08** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2018-02-09** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-02-13** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-13** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-14** Committee report: Favorable Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-20** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-03-20** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- **2018-03-22** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-04-03** Ratified R 156
- **2018-04-04** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-06** Effective date 04/04/18
- **2018-04-09** Act No. 148

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/461f6ee7-8f19-499c-890c-2bbac7fb874a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).