---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 185 OF 1997, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 4 OF MCCORMICK COUNTY, SO AS TO REVISE THE FILING PERIOD FOR STATEMENTS OF CANDIDACY. - ratified title"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 185 OF 1997, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 4 OF MCCORMICK COUNTY, SO AS TO REVISE THE FILING PERIOD FOR STATEMENTS OF CANDIDACY. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "H 5272"
citation: "South Carolina H 5272 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Parks"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-04-18"
last_action: "2018-10-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e02d16f6-f74a-4fc0-a564-6084eeaa5bb9"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5272&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "c40d92dede801305ddac47d0a0c276183c7847e0286e3bbb9342b5e146d1c446"
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 5272 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 185 OF 1997, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 4 OF MCCORMICK COUNTY, SO AS TO REVISE THE FILING PERIOD FOR STATEMENTS OF CANDIDACY. - ratified title

## Version chain

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

1. **4/18/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/5272_20180418.htm)
2. **4/18/2018-A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/5272_20180418a.htm)
3. **4/24/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/5272_20180424.htm)
4. **5/2/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/5272_20180502.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **81–0** (pass) · lower
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **95–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Parks — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-04-18** Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-04-19** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-04-19** Roll call Yeas-81 Nays-0
- **2018-04-19** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2018-04-20** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-04-24** Introduced, read first time, placed on local & uncontested calendar `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-04-26** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-05-02** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2018-05-02** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-05-09** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2018-05-09** Roll call Yeas-95 Nays-0
- **2018-05-14** Ratified R 281
- **2018-05-18** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-25** Effective date 05/18/18
- **2018-10-16** Act No. 279

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e02d16f6-f74a-4fc0-a564-6084eeaa5bb9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).