---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal background checks"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-57-115, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS REQUIRED FOR INITIAL LICENSURE BY THE REAL ESTATE COMMISSION, SO AS TO REQUIRE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER-BASED CRIMINAL RECORDS CHECKS IN ADDITION TO EXISTING REQUIREMENTS. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 3664"
citation: "South Carolina H 3664 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anderson", "B. Cox", "B. Newton", "Bradley", "Crawford", "Erickson", "Hewitt", "Hixon", "Kirby", "Murray", "Stavrinakis"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-14"
last_action: "2021-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bad233fc-c3af-48ea-9fcb-0846367afeb9"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3664&session=124&summary=B"
source_hash: "f6c101dbe8aa4dfe24543b5636fe4bd2d37cdd0e3820329215808515ea9df13f"
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 3664 (2021-2022) — Criminal background checks

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-57-115, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS REQUIRED FOR INITIAL LICENSURE BY THE REAL ESTATE COMMISSION, SO AS TO REQUIRE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER-BASED CRIMINAL RECORDS CHECKS IN ADDITION TO EXISTING REQUIREMENTS. - 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/3664.htm)
2. **1/14/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3664_20210114.htm)
3. **2/24/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3664_20210224.htm)
4. **4/8/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3664_20210408.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **41–1** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Anderson — primary (person)
- B. Cox — primary (person)
- B. Newton — primary (person)
- Bradley — primary (person)
- Crawford — primary (person)
- Erickson — primary (person)
- Hewitt — primary (person)
- Hixon — primary (person)
- Kirby — primary (person)
- Murray — primary (person)
- Stavrinakis — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-14** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-02** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Crawford
- **2021-02-18** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Kirby, B.Cox, Anderson
- **2021-02-24** Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-25** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Erickson, Bradley, Murray
- **2021-03-02** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: B.Newton
- **2021-03-02** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-03-02** Roll call Yeas-114 Nays-0
- **2021-03-03** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-03** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-03** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-08** Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-14** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-14** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-1
- **2021-04-20** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-22** Ratified R 37
- **2021-04-26** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-28** Effective date 04/26/21
- **2021-04-28** Act No. 25

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bad233fc-c3af-48ea-9fcb-0846367afeb9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).