---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 53-3-230 SO AS TO DESIGNATE THE SECOND SATURDAY OF NOVEMBER OF EACH YEAR AS \"PENN CENTER HERITAGE DAY\" IN SOUTH CAROLINA. - ratified title"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 53-3-230 SO AS TO DESIGNATE THE SECOND SATURDAY OF NOVEMBER OF EACH YEAR AS \"PENN CENTER HERITAGE DAY\" IN SOUTH CAROLINA. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "H 4913"
citation: "South Carolina H 4913 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alexander", "Bamberg", "Bowers", "Bradley", "Brown", "Caskey", "Cobb-Hunter", "Dillard", "Erickson", "Gilliard", "Govan", "Hart", "Henegan", "Herbkersman", "Hosey", "Howard", "J.E. Smith", "Jefferson", "Kirby", "M. Rivers", "McEachern", "Murphy", "Pendarvis", "Robinson-Simpson", "Thigpen", "W. Newton", "Weeks", "Williams"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-13"
last_action: "2018-05-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/05c176f7-175a-4cd4-8f37-c7acb7a1ed92"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4913&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "4506d92f2ae51021adc7d849b27914f20fc5a68374352be1dbd9d104b977ac8b"
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 4913 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 53-3-230 SO AS TO DESIGNATE THE SECOND SATURDAY OF NOVEMBER OF EACH YEAR AS "PENN CENTER HERITAGE DAY" IN SOUTH CAROLINA. - ratified title

## Version chain

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

1. **2/13/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4913_20180213.htm)
2. **4/25/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4913_20180425.htm)
3. **4/4/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4913_20180404.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **41–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **96–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Alexander — primary (person)
- Bamberg — primary (person)
- Bowers — primary (person)
- Bradley — primary (person)
- Brown — primary (person)
- Caskey — primary (person)
- Cobb-Hunter — primary (person)
- Dillard — primary (person)
- Erickson — primary (person)
- Gilliard — primary (person)
- Govan — primary (person)
- Hart — primary (person)
- Henegan — primary (person)
- Herbkersman — primary (person)
- Hosey — primary (person)
- Howard — primary (person)
- J.E. Smith — primary (person)
- Jefferson — primary (person)
- Kirby — primary (person)
- M. Rivers — primary (person)
- McEachern — primary (person)
- Murphy — primary (person)
- Pendarvis — primary (person)
- Robinson-Simpson — primary (person)
- Thigpen — primary (person)
- W. Newton — primary (person)
- Weeks — primary (person)
- Williams — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-13** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-13** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-01** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Erickson
- **2018-04-04** Recalled from Committee on Education and Public Works
- **2018-04-05** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McEachern, Bowers, Bradley, Govan
- **2018-04-05** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-04-05** Roll call Yeas-96 Nays-0
- **2018-04-05** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2018-04-06** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-04-09** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-04-09** Referred to Committee on General `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-25** Committee report: Favorable General `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-05-01** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-05-01** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
- **2018-05-08** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-05-14** Ratified R 270
- **2018-05-18** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-25** Effective date 05/18/18
- **2018-05-31** Act No. 228

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/05c176f7-175a-4cd4-8f37-c7acb7a1ed92`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).