---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-27-370, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO UNEMPLOYMENT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN FILING PROVISIONS IMPOSED PURSUANT TO A REGULATION OR PROCEDURE OF THE DEPARTMENT DO NOT APPLY TO EMPLOYERS IN THIS STATE WITH FEWER THAN FIFTY EMPLOYEES. - ratified title"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-27-370, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO UNEMPLOYMENT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN FILING PROVISIONS IMPOSED PURSUANT TO A REGULATION OR PROCEDURE OF THE DEPARTMENT DO NOT APPLY TO EMPLOYERS IN THIS STATE WITH FEWER THAN FIFTY EMPLOYEES. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "S 1027"
citation: "South Carolina S 1027 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Young"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-20"
last_action: "2018-05-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f7493097-7b2f-40ee-84e5-f0d2cd649675"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=1027&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "8916becead1ec98a35612adddc0a6369a9780bc8b2c9ba9559fb74687063cc4d"
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 S 1027 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-27-370, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO UNEMPLOYMENT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN FILING PROVISIONS IMPOSED PURSUANT TO A REGULATION OR PROCEDURE OF THE DEPARTMENT DO NOT APPLY TO EMPLOYERS IN THIS STATE WITH FEWER THAN FIFTY EMPLOYEES. - ratified title

## Version chain

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

1. **2/20/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/1027_20180220.htm)
2. **3/22/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/1027_20180322.htm)
3. **3/28/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/1027_20180328.htm)
4. **4/26/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/1027_20180426.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **41–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **98–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Young — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-20** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-20** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-22** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-28** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-28** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-03-28** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
- **2018-03-29** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-04-03** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-04-03** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-26** Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-05-02** Requests for debate-Rep(s). Williams, King, Brawley, Gilliard, Pendarvis
- **2018-05-09** Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). Pendarvis, Gilliard, Williams
- **2018-05-09** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-05-09** Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-3
- **2018-05-10** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-05-14** Ratified R 223
- **2018-05-17** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-24** Effective date 05/17/18
- **2018-05-31** Act No. 205

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f7493097-7b2f-40ee-84e5-f0d2cd649675`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).