---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-18-80, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SECURITY OFFICER REGISTRATION CERTIFICATES AND QUALIFICATIONS OF APPLICANTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT, PENDING ISSUANCE OF A REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE, A SECURITY OFFICER MAY PERFORM THE DUTIES OF A SECURITY OFFICER FOR UP TO THIRTY DAYS AFTER RECEIPT BY SLED OF HIS APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION. - ratified title"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-18-80, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SECURITY OFFICER REGISTRATION CERTIFICATES AND QUALIFICATIONS OF APPLICANTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT, PENDING ISSUANCE OF A REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE, A SECURITY OFFICER MAY PERFORM THE DUTIES OF A SECURITY OFFICER FOR UP TO THIRTY DAYS AFTER RECEIPT BY SLED OF HIS APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "S 297"
citation: "South Carolina S 297 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Shealy"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-24"
last_action: "2018-02-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2425f4a2-1021-47b2-b072-8a01576276c1"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=297&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "113fb29964e3b0f687728b290ecab1bb8ae7e599ab2ddcb3b6d08c263b71da0f"
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 297 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-18-80, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SECURITY OFFICER REGISTRATION CERTIFICATES AND QUALIFICATIONS OF APPLICANTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT, PENDING ISSUANCE OF A REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE, A SECURITY OFFICER MAY PERFORM THE DUTIES OF A SECURITY OFFICER FOR UP TO THIRTY DAYS AFTER RECEIPT BY SLED OF HIS APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION. - ratified title

## Version chain

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

1. **1/24/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/297_20170124.htm)
2. **2/1/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/297_20180201.htm)
3. **2/14/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/297_20170214.htm)
4. **2/16/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/297_20170216.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **109–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **40–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Shealy — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-24** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-01-24** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-14** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-16** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2017-02-16** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2017-02-16** Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0
- **2017-02-23** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-28** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-28** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-01** Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-02-06** Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0
- **2018-02-07** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-02-08** Ratified R 135
- **2018-02-12** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-02-15** Effective date 2/12/18
- **2018-02-20** Act No. 131

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2425f4a2-1021-47b2-b072-8a01576276c1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).