---
type: "Bill"
title: "Voting machines"
description: "A JOINT RESOLUTION TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE TO SUBMIT OFFERS FOR A SOLICITATION FOR A STATEWIDE VOTING SYSTEM SOLUTION FOR THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION AND TO CREATE A SPECIAL EVALUATION PANEL TO EVALUATE AND SCORE EACH PROPOSAL. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "H 4157"
citation: "South Carolina H 4157 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bannister", "Clemmons", "G.M. Smith", "Lucas", "Simrill"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-03-05"
last_action: "2019-07-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/308fcb6e-f7a8-4ba8-9e12-602336e10d0b"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4157&session=123&summary=B"
source_hash: "b52491db653543825324caeef8cb3bedd0be57a77c715d4a99e3e2732d052275"
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 4157 (2019-2020) — Voting machines

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE TO SUBMIT OFFERS FOR A SOLICITATION FOR A STATEWIDE VOTING SYSTEM SOLUTION FOR THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION AND TO CREATE A SPECIAL EVALUATION PANEL TO EVALUATE AND SCORE EACH PROPOSAL. - ratified title

## Version chain

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

1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/bills/4157.htm)
2. **3/21/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4157_20190321.htm)
3. **3/5/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4157_20190305.htm)
4. **3/5/2019-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4157_20190305a.htm)
5. **3/6/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4157_20190306.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Joint Resolution — **91–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bannister — primary (person)
- Clemmons — primary (person)
- G.M. Smith — primary (person)
- Lucas — primary (person)
- Simrill — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-05** Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-03-06** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Clemmons
- **2019-03-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2019-03-06** Roll call Yeas-91 Nays-0
- **2019-03-06** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2019-03-07** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-07** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-03-07** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-21** Committee report: Favorable Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-27** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2019-03-27** Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0
- **2019-03-28** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-03** Ratified R 31
- **2019-04-03** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-09** Effective date 04/03/19
- **2019-07-10** Act No. 98

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/308fcb6e-f7a8-4ba8-9e12-602336e10d0b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).