---
type: "Bill"
title: "Raffles"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 33-57-140, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO STANDARDS FOR RAFFLES CONDUCTED BY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, SO AS TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM FAIR MARKET VALUE OF AN INDIVIDUAL PRIZE; TO AMEND SECTION 33-57-150, RELATING TO ALLOWABLE EXPENSES FOR A RAFFLE, SO AS TO ADJUST CERTAIN RECORDING REQUIREMENTS AND ALLOW A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION TO SUBMIT A SINGLE REPORT FOR ALL RAFFLES CONDUCTED; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 33-57-200 RELATING TO THE REPEAL OF CHAPTER 57, TITLE 33. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "S 719"
citation: "South Carolina S 719 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Campsen", "Fanning", "Hembree"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 28
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-03-28"
last_action: "2020-10-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/32619ebb-419a-406e-a6b4-4154020e4c47"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=719&session=123&summary=B"
source_hash: "03e9c8d6fc6fc3865d2b8931cfb8d7261774fd0aa0cd685126090ee409d0a52a"
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 719 (2019-2020) — Raffles

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 33-57-140, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO STANDARDS FOR RAFFLES CONDUCTED BY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, SO AS TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM FAIR MARKET VALUE OF AN INDIVIDUAL PRIZE; TO AMEND SECTION 33-57-150, RELATING TO ALLOWABLE EXPENSES FOR A RAFFLE, SO AS TO ADJUST CERTAIN RECORDING REQUIREMENTS AND ALLOW A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION TO SUBMIT A SINGLE REPORT FOR ALL RAFFLES CONDUCTED; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 33-57-200 RELATING TO THE REPEAL OF CHAPTER 57, TITLE 33. - 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/719.htm)
2. **3/10/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/719_20200310.htm)
3. **3/11/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/719_20200311.htm)
4. **3/28/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/719_20190328.htm)
5. **3/4/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/719_20200304.htm)
6. **3/5/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/719_20200305.htm)
7. **5/12/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/719_20200512.htm)
8. **9/16/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/719_20200916.htm)
9. **9/22/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/719_20200922.htm)

## Votes

- to concur — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- 2nd Reading — **42–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **103–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — **112–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Campsen — primary (person)
- Fanning — primary (person)
- Hembree — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-28** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-03-28** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-07** Referred to Subcommittee: Campsen (ch), Massey, McElveen, Fanning, Loftis
- **2020-03-04** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-05** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2020-03-10** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2020-03-10** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2020-03-10** Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
- **2020-03-11** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2020-03-11** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-03-19** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2020-03-19** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2020-05-12** Recalled from Committee on Ways and Means
- **2020-09-15** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2020-09-15** Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-0
- **2020-09-16** Reconsidered
- **2020-09-16** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2020-09-16** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2020-09-16** Roll call Yeas-112 Nays-0
- **2020-09-22** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2020-09-22** Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-09-22** Concurred in amendment
- **2020-09-22** Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0
- **2020-09-22** Ordered enrolled for ratification
- **2020-09-25** Ratified R 157
- **2020-09-28** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-10-02** Effective date 09/28/20
- **2020-10-02** Act No. 148

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/32619ebb-419a-406e-a6b4-4154020e4c47`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).