---
type: "Bill"
title: "Atomic Veterans Day"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 53-3-250 SO AS TO DESIGNATE THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JULY OF EACH YEAR AS \"ATOMIC VETERANS DAY\" IN SOUTH CAROLINA. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "H 4439"
citation: "South Carolina H 4439 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Blackwell", "Bryant", "Clary", "Clemmons", "Hosey", "R. Williams", "Rivers"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-04-09"
last_action: "2020-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e4243fce-fa01-4ec2-aca1-28457d2af3e4"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4439&session=123&summary=B"
source_hash: "0e240674cb014fa48de8432796dd9ab69c59b48f178678679dc577915218b227"
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 4439 (2019-2020) — Atomic Veterans Day

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 53-3-250 SO AS TO DESIGNATE THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JULY OF EACH YEAR AS "ATOMIC VETERANS DAY" IN SOUTH CAROLINA. - 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/4439.htm)
2. **2/12/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4439_20200212.htm)
3. **4/9/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4439_20190409.htm)
4. **4/9/2019-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4439_20190409a.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **103–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Blackwell — primary (person)
- Bryant — primary (person)
- Clary — primary (person)
- Clemmons — primary (person)
- Hosey — primary (person)
- R. Williams — primary (person)
- Rivers — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-04-09** Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-04-10** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rivers
- **2019-04-10** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2019-04-10** Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-0
- **2019-04-11** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-17** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-04-17** Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-12** Committee report: Favorable Family and Veterans' Services `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-04** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2020-03-04** Roll call Ayes-46 Nays-0
- **2020-03-10** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-04-08** Ratified R 136
- **2020-04-10** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-04-13** Effective date 04/10/20
- **2020-04-13** Act No. 131

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e4243fce-fa01-4ec2-aca1-28457d2af3e4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).