---
type: "Bill"
title: "Horry and Georgetown county lines"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 4-3-312 SO AS TO ALTER THE COUNTY LINES OF HORRY AND GEORGETOWN COUNTIES BY ANNEXING A CERTAIN PORTION OF GEORGETOWN TO HORRY COUNTY AND TO MAKE PROVISIONS FOR LEGAL RECORDS. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "H 4743"
citation: "South Carolina H 4743 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Fry", "Hewitt"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-11-20"
last_action: "2020-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/01c7f221-0bb8-444e-bde5-61a669f296f8"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4743&session=123&summary=B"
source_hash: "6bbbdb2b9d4fc6c84f8b1b16678a39190c2b4e330be07e2d926a319541f18ac3"
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 4743 (2019-2020) — Horry and Georgetown county lines

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 4-3-312 SO AS TO ALTER THE COUNTY LINES OF HORRY AND GEORGETOWN COUNTIES BY ANNEXING A CERTAIN PORTION OF GEORGETOWN TO HORRY COUNTY AND TO MAKE PROVISIONS FOR LEGAL RECORDS. - 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/4743.htm)
2. **11/20/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4743_20191120.htm)
3. **2/5/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4743_20200205.htm)
4. **3/4/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4743_20200304.htm)
5. **3/5/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4743_20200305.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **88–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Fry — primary (person)
- Hewitt — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-11-20** Prefiled `filing`
- **2019-11-20** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2020-01-14** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-05** Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
- **2020-02-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2020-02-06** Roll call Yeas-88 Nays-0
- **2020-02-06** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2020-02-07** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-02-11** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2020-02-11** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-04** Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
- **2020-03-04** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2020-03-04** Roll call Ayes-46 Nays-0
- **2020-03-05** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2020-03-10** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-04-08** Ratified R 137
- **2020-04-10** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-04-13** Effective date 04/10/20
- **2020-04-13** Act No. 132

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/01c7f221-0bb8-444e-bde5-61a669f296f8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).