---
type: "Bill"
title: "Richland-Lexington Airport Commission"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 55-11-440 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE RICHLAND-LEXINGTON AIRPORT COMMISSION MAY MAKE APPLICATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING FOREIGN-TRADE ZONES IN CERTAIN COUNTIES, SELECT AND DESCRIBE THE LOCATION OF THE ZONES FOR WHICH APPLICATION MAY BE MADE, PROMULGATE CERTAIN REGULATIONS, OWN, ERECT, MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE BUILDINGS IN A FOREIGN-TRADE ZONE, AND DO ALL THINGS NECESSARY AND PROPER TO ACHIEVE COMPLIANCE WITH THE FOREIGN-TRADE ZONES ACT. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "H 4702"
citation: "South Carolina H 4702 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brawley", "Calhoon", "Caskey", "Forrest", "Howard", "Huggins", "Martin", "Wooten"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-11-20"
last_action: "2020-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9eb6d183-8e2c-4670-a13a-7b546802b524"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4702&session=123&summary=B"
source_hash: "21552d1de7bd3871f4330c12cf1d108cd61bf0873bde40b3bac5de52a2c3edc3"
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 4702 (2019-2020) — Richland-Lexington Airport Commission

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 55-11-440 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE RICHLAND-LEXINGTON AIRPORT COMMISSION MAY MAKE APPLICATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING FOREIGN-TRADE ZONES IN CERTAIN COUNTIES, SELECT AND DESCRIBE THE LOCATION OF THE ZONES FOR WHICH APPLICATION MAY BE MADE, PROMULGATE CERTAIN REGULATIONS, OWN, ERECT, MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE BUILDINGS IN A FOREIGN-TRADE ZONE, AND DO ALL THINGS NECESSARY AND PROPER TO ACHIEVE COMPLIANCE WITH THE FOREIGN-TRADE ZONES ACT. - 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/4702.htm)
2. **11/20/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4702_20191120.htm)
3. **2/11/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4702_20200211.htm)
4. **2/25/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4702_20200225.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **107–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Brawley — primary (person)
- Calhoon — primary (person)
- Caskey — primary (person)
- Forrest — primary (person)
- Howard — primary (person)
- Huggins — primary (person)
- Martin — primary (person)
- Wooten — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-11-20** Prefiled `filing`
- **2019-11-20** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2020-01-14** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-11** Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-11** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Caskey, Calhoon
- **2020-02-12** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Forrest
- **2020-02-12** Requests for debate-Rep(s). King, Brawley, Garvin, Matthews, Moore
- **2020-02-12** Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). King, Matthews
- **2020-02-12** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Howard, Brawley
- **2020-02-12** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2020-02-12** Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-1
- **2020-02-13** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-02-19** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2020-02-19** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-25** Recalled from Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
- **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`
- **2020-03-19** Ratified R 132
- **2020-03-24** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-26** Effective date 03/24/20
- **2020-03-26** Act No. 128

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9eb6d183-8e2c-4670-a13a-7b546802b524`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).