---
type: "Bill"
title: "Architectural Examiners Board"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-3-290, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PERSONS AND ACTIVITIES EXEMPT FROM LICENSURE OR REGULATION BY THE BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL EXAMINERS, SO AS TO REVISE AN EXEMPTION FOR THE PREPARATION OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR CERTAIN FAMILY DWELLINGS. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 500"
citation: "South Carolina S 500 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allen", "Kimbrell", "Loftis", "Scott", "Stephens"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-28"
last_action: "2021-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d4520632-d01c-4bd9-9b1c-08d18109dda3"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=500&session=124&summary=B"
source_hash: "ee13704333d7a927b06856b05d93269d42364759726627e8958b16378b27bbf9"
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 500 (2021-2022) — Architectural Examiners Board

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-3-290, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PERSONS AND ACTIVITIES EXEMPT FROM LICENSURE OR REGULATION BY THE BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL EXAMINERS, SO AS TO REVISE AN EXEMPTION FOR THE PREPARATION OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR CERTAIN FAMILY DWELLINGS. - 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/500.htm)
2. **1/28/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/500_20210128.htm)
3. **3/30/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/500_20210330.htm)
4. **3/31/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/500_20210331.htm)
5. **4/29/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/500_20210429.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **41–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Allen — primary (person)
- Kimbrell — primary (person)
- Loftis — primary (person)
- Scott — primary (person)
- Stephens — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-28** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-28** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-31** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-07** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-07** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
- **2021-04-08** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-13** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-13** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-29** Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-04** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-04** Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-0
- **2021-05-05** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-13** Ratified R 68
- **2021-05-17** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-01** Effective date 05/17/21
- **2021-06-01** Act No. 54

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d4520632-d01c-4bd9-9b1c-08d18109dda3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).