---
type: "Bill"
title: "Access to tax information"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 12-2-140 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE STATE AGENCIES AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS THAT HAVE ACCESS TO FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION TO CONDUCT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS ON ITS EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 609"
citation: "South Carolina S 609 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alexander"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-24"
last_action: "2021-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bf4a51cf-69aa-40ca-abb4-1411cc7e527f"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=609&session=124&summary=B"
source_hash: "1f838ad8d7cc1046eba08f0212f306a8ea43ca66ccd5ca314323ac196332c63d"
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 609 (2021-2022) — Access to tax information

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 12-2-140 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE STATE AGENCIES AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS THAT HAVE ACCESS TO FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION TO CONDUCT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS ON ITS EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS. - 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/609.htm)
2. **2/24/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/609_20210224.htm)
3. **3/31/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/609_20210331.htm)
4. **5/4/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/609_20210504.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **95–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Alexander — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-24** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-24** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-31** Committee report: Favorable Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-07** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-07** Roll call Ayes-43 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 Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-04** Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-06** Debate adjourned until Tues., 5-11-21
- **2021-05-11** Requests for debate-Rep(s). King
- **2021-05-11** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-11** Roll call Yeas-95 Nays-1
- **2021-05-12** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-13** Ratified R 73
- **2021-05-17** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-01** Effective date 05/17/21
- **2021-06-01** Act No. 59

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bf4a51cf-69aa-40ca-abb4-1411cc7e527f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).