---
type: "Bill"
title: "DOR; allow DOR to submit certain information to a financial institution regarding a debtor that has been named on a warrant for distraint"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 12-54-265 SO AS TO ALLOW THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE TO SUBMIT CERTAIN INFORMATION TO A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION REGARDING A DEBTOR THAT HAS BEEN NAMED ON A WARRANT FOR DISTRAINT, AND TO REQUIRE THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTION PROVIDE CERTAIN INFORMATION TO THE DEPARTMENT. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "S 323"
citation: "South Carolina S 323 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alexander"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-08"
last_action: "2019-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c96093ef-b446-4412-97d8-e5d5fe8ec5aa"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=323&session=123&summary=B"
source_hash: "905e4c6a428718e69efe43ab78c14c0a3fb346408233791bb3fa04eb0f90ee9b"
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 323 (2019-2020) — DOR; allow DOR to submit certain information to a financial institution regarding a debtor that has been named on a warrant for distraint

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 12-54-265 SO AS TO ALLOW THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE TO SUBMIT CERTAIN INFORMATION TO A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION REGARDING A DEBTOR THAT HAS BEEN NAMED ON A WARRANT FOR DISTRAINT, AND TO REQUIRE THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTION PROVIDE CERTAIN INFORMATION TO THE DEPARTMENT. - 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/323.htm)
2. **1/8/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/323_20190108.htm)
3. **2/5/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/323_20190205.htm)
4. **2/7/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/323_20190207.htm)
5. **5/2/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/323_20190502.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **98–1** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Alexander — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-08** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-01-08** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-05** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-07** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-02-14** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2019-02-14** Roll call Ayes-38 Nays-0
- **2019-02-19** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-20** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-02-20** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-02** Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-08** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2019-05-08** Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-1
- **2019-05-09** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-05-13** Ratified R 66
- **2019-05-16** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-31** Effective date 05/16/19
- **2019-06-05** Act No. 46

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c96093ef-b446-4412-97d8-e5d5fe8ec5aa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).