---
type: "Bill"
title: "Name change, petitions"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 15-49-10 AND 15-49-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PETITIONS FOR A CHANGE OF NAME, SO AS TO REQUIRE A PETITIONER TO HAVE RESIDED IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA FOR AT LEAST SIX MONTHS TO BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR A NAME CHANGE, WITH EXCEPTIONS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 3271"
citation: "South Carolina H 3271 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Caskey", "Collins", "G.M. Smith", "Govan", "Henderson-Myers", "Hyde", "King", "McDaniel", "Morgan", "T. Moore", "Weeks"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 25
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-12-09"
last_action: "2022-05-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ab7affea-8284-4ee2-831a-ea5236bf345d"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3271&session=124&summary=B"
source_hash: "dc882e82799997123875ca430a3d645e3187664c02fee667f1b588e02ee44da2"
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 3271 (2021-2022) — Name change, petitions

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 15-49-10 AND 15-49-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PETITIONS FOR A CHANGE OF NAME, SO AS TO REQUIRE A PETITIONER TO HAVE RESIDED IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA FOR AT LEAST SIX MONTHS TO BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR A NAME CHANGE, WITH EXCEPTIONS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. - 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/sess124_2021-2022/bills/3271.htm)
2. **12/9/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3271_20201209.htm)
3. **3/9/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3271_20220309.htm)
4. **4/20/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3271_20220420.htm)
5. **5/5/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3271_20220505.htm)
6. **5/6/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3271_20220506.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **106–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **40–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Caskey — primary (person)
- Collins — primary (person)
- G.M. Smith — primary (person)
- Govan — primary (person)
- Henderson-Myers — primary (person)
- Hyde — primary (person)
- King — primary (person)
- McDaniel — primary (person)
- Morgan — primary (person)
- T. Moore — primary (person)
- Weeks — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-12-09** Prefiled `filing`
- **2020-12-09** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-12** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-12** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Govan, Hyde, T.Moore, Weeks, G.M.Smith, King, McDaniel, Collins, Morgan, Caskey
- **2022-03-09** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-10** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2022-03-10** Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-0
- **2022-03-10** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2022-03-11** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-15** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-03-15** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-20** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-05-03** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2022-05-03** Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0
- **2022-05-05** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2022-05-05** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-05-05** Roll call Ayes-35 Nays-0
- **2022-05-06** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2022-05-11** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2022-05-11** Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-0
- **2022-05-12** Ratified R 199
- **2022-05-16** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-31** Effective date 05/16/22
- **2022-05-31** Act No. 183

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ab7affea-8284-4ee2-831a-ea5236bf345d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).