---
type: "Bill"
title: "Inspector General, definitions"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 1-6-35 SO AS TO PROVIDE UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES THE STATE INSPECTOR GENERAL MAY INVESTIGATE CERTAIN SCHOOLS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 1-6-10, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF THE STATE INSPECTOR GENERAL, SO AS TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 202"
citation: "South Carolina S 202 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bennett", "Hembree"]
version_count: 13
action_count: 38
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2020-12-09"
last_action: "2022-06-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/48fafdef-6aea-4a92-8bd9-2d99fd2abcd1"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=202&session=124&summary=B"
source_hash: "1b2eeca627bd8d828d5439055b34732498c4518b13e3ce4091d9f0543c77ce3a"
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 202 (2021-2022) — Inspector General, definitions

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 1-6-35 SO AS TO PROVIDE UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES THE STATE INSPECTOR GENERAL MAY INVESTIGATE CERTAIN SCHOOLS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 1-6-10, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF THE STATE INSPECTOR GENERAL, SO AS TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS. - 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/202.htm)
2. **12/9/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/202_20201209.htm)
3. **3/11/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/202_20210311.htm)
4. **3/12/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/202_20210312.htm)
5. **3/31/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/202_20220331.htm)
6. **3/31/2022-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/202_20220331a.htm)
7. **4/4/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/202_20220404.htm)
8. **4/5/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/202_20220405.htm)
9. **5/10/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/202_20220510.htm)
10. **5/11/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/202_20220511.htm)
11. **5/3/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/202_20220503.htm)
12. **6/10/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/202_20220610.htm)
13. **6/15/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/202_20220615.htm)

## Votes

- Waive Rule 32A — **39–3** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- to adopt the conference report — **39–2** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading — **40–1** (pass) · upper
- Adopt Conference Report — **105–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bennett — primary (person)
- Hembree — 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`
- **2021-02-25** Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
- **2021-02-25** Recommitted to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-11** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-12** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2021-03-25** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2022-03-31** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-31** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2022-04-04** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2022-04-05** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2022-04-05** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-04-05** Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-1
- **2022-04-06** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-04-06** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-03** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-05-05** Debate adjourned
- **2022-05-10** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2022-05-10** Requests for debate-Rep(s). Govan, JL Johnson, McDaniel, Ott, Henegan, Thigpen, Rivers, Robinson, Jefferson
- **2022-05-11** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2022-05-11** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2022-05-11** Roll call Yeas-114 Nays-0
- **2022-05-12** Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-05-12** Non-concurrence in House amendment
- **2022-05-12** House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. Bernstein, Caskey, Collins
- **2022-05-12** Conference committee appointed Hembree, Young, Hutto
- **2022-06-10** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2022-06-15** Conference report received and adopted
- **2022-06-15** Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-0
- **2022-06-15** Conference report received and adopted
- **2022-06-15** Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-2
- **2022-06-15** Ordered enrolled for ratification
- **2022-06-16** Ratified R 251
- **2022-06-17** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-06-28** Effective date 06/17/22
- **2022-06-28** Act No. 223

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/48fafdef-6aea-4a92-8bd9-2d99fd2abcd1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).